Publications

• S. Roy, M. Prasad, J. Topolancik, F. Vollmer “All-optical switching with bacteriorhodopsin protein coated microcavities and its application to low power computing circuits” Journal of Applied Physics , 107 (2010)
  
  
• F. Vollmer “Optical microresonators: label-free detection down to single viral pathogens” SPIE Newsroom, DOI: 10.1117/2.1201002.002619 (2010)
  
  
• F. Vollmer, S. Arnold “Optical microcavities: Single Virus Detection and Nanoparticle Trapping” Proceedings SPIE 7397, DOI: 10.1117/12.827264 (2009)
  
  
• J. Topolancik, F. Vollmer, R. Ilic, M. Crescimanno “Out-of-plane scattering from vertically asymmetric photonic crystal slab waveguides with in-plane disorder” Optics Express , 17 (Jul 2009)
  
  
• S. Arnold, D. Keng, S.I. Shapova, S. Holler, W. Zurawsky, F. Vollmer “Whispering Gallery Mode Carousel - a photonic mechanism for enhanced nanoparticle detection in biosensing” Optics Express , 17 (Apr 2009)
  
  
• F. Vollmer, S. Arnold, D. Keng “Single Virus Detection from the Reactive Shift of a Whispering-Gallery Mode” PNAS , 105 (Dec 2008)
  
  
• F. Vollmer, S. Arnold “Whispering-gallery-mode biosensing: label-free detection down to single molecules” Nature Methods, 5 (July 2008)
  
  
• J. Yang, J. Heo, T. Zhu, J. Xu, J. Topolancik, F. Vollmer,
  R. Ilic, P. Bhattacharya “Enhanced Photoluminescence from Embedded PbSe Colloidal Quantumdots in Si-based Random Photonic Crystal Microcavities” Appl. Phys. Lett. , 92, 261110, (2008)
  
  
• F. Vollmer, J. Topolancik “Disorder-induced high-Q cavities in photonic crystal waveguides” Proceedings SPIE, 6872, DOI: 10.1117/12.773405 (2008)
  
  
• J. Topolancik, B. Ilic and F. Vollmer “Experimental Observation of Strong Photon Localization in Disordered Photonic Crystal Waveguides ” Phys. Rev. Lett., 99 (2007)
  ArXiv:0706.3040 [Link]


• H.-C. Ren, F. Vollmer, S. Arnold, A. Libchaber “High-Q microsphere biosensor - analysis for adsorption of rodlike bacteria” Optics Express, 15, (2007)



• J. Topolancik, B. Ilic, F.Vollmer “Random high-Q cavities in disordered photonic crystal waveguides”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 91, 201102 (2007)
  
  
• V. Lien, F. Vollmer “Microfluidic flow rate detection based on integrated optical fiber cantilever” Lab Chip, 2007, DOI: 10.1039/b703918b



• J. Topolancik, F. Vollmer “Photoinduced Transformations in Bacteriorhodopsin Membrane Monitored with Optical Microcavities” Biophysical Journal   92, (6), 2223-2229 MAR 2007



• F. Vollmer, P. Fischer “Frequency- domain displacement sensing with a fiber ring-resonator containing a variable gap” Sensors and Actuators A, 134, 410-413 (2007)



• J. Topolancik, F. Vollmer “All-optical Switching in the Near-IR with Bacteriorhodopsin-coated Microcavities” Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, (18): 184103-1 OCT 2006



• F. Vollmer, P. Fischer “Ring- resonator-based frequency-domain optical activity measurements of a chiral liquid” Optics Letters, 31, 453-455 (2006)



• F. Vollmer “Taking Detection to the Limit” B.I.F. Futura, 20, 239 -244 (2005), a publication of the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds, Germany ( http://www.bifonds.de/public/inhaltf4.htm).
  
  
• G. Guan, F. Vollmer “Polarized transmission spectra of the fiber-microsphere system”, Applied Physics Letters, 86, 121115 (3 pages) March 21, 2005



• S. Arnold, M. Noto, F. Vollmer, “Ultra-sensitive detection of perturbations by biomolecules”  In: B. DiBartolo, O. Forte (eds.) “Frontiers of optical spectroscopy” Drodrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2005, 337-357



• Noto M., Vollmer F., Keng D., Teraoka I., Arnold S. “Nanolayer characterization through wavelength multiplexing of a microsphere resonator”, Optics Letters, 30 (5): 510-512 March 2005
  
  Read the MRS bulletin, “ Wavelength multiplexing of microsphere resonators used to characterize nanolayers.”


• Doctoral Dissertation F.Vollmer, “ Resonant Detection of Nano to Microscopic Objects Using Whispering Gallery Modes”, (The Rockefeller University, June 2004).



• Vollmer F., Arnold S., Braun D., Teraoka I., Libchaber A., “Multiplexed DNA Quantification by Spectroscopic Shift of Two Microsphere Cavities”, Biophysical Journal, 3, 85: 1974-9 SEP 2003
  
  Read the news article from Biophotonics Internatonal, “Silica microspheres enable sensitive DNA detection.”


• Teraoka I., Arnold S., Vollmer F., “Perturbation Approach to Shift of Whispering-Gallery Modes in Microspheres by Protein Adsorption”, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 20, (9): 1937-1946 SEP 2003



• Arnold S., Khoshsima M., Teraoka I., Holler S., Vollmer F., “Shift of Whispering-Gallery Modes in Microspheres by Protein Adsorption”, Optics Letters, 28, (4): 272-274 FEB 15 2003



• Vollmer F., Braun D., Libchaber A., Khoshsima M., Teraoka I., Arnold S., “Protein Detection by Optical shift of a Resonant Microcavity”, Applied Physics Letters, 80 (21): 4057-4059 MAY 27 2002
  
  Research highlight in Nature, “Whisper detection of proteins.”


• Vollmer F, Arnold S, Libchaber A “Novel, fiber-optic biosensor based on morphology dependent resonances in dielectric micro-spheres”, Biophysical Journal, 82 (1): 161A-162A JAN 2002 [BPS Meeting Abstract]
  
  
• F. Vollmer “Single-Molecule DNA Biochemistry, Genetic Circuits and Chromatin”, BIF Proposal, 2000 [BIF]
  


• M. Teichmann, Z. Wang, E. Martinez, A. Tjernberg, D. Zhang, F. Vollmer, B.T. Chait, R.G. Roeder, “Human TATA-binding protein-related factor-2 (hTRF2) stably associates with hTFIIA in HeLa cells”, PNAS, 96, (24): 13720-13725, Nov 23 1999

Patents

• F. Vollmer, P. Fischer “ Method and apparatus for measuring and monitoring optical properties based on a ring-resonator”, United States Patent 7,446,880



• F. Vollmer, J.Topolancik “ System and method for strong photon localization by disordered photonic crystal structures”, PCT,Appl. 60/941,950 & 60/980,816




ArXiv

• F. Vollmer, Hai-Cang Ren, Stephen Arnold, Albert Libchaber “ Optical Coupling of Mie Particles Adsorbed on a Whispering Gallery Resonator”, ArXiv 0407020 2004



• J. Topolancik, R. Ilic, F. Vollmer “ Experimental Observation of Strong Photon Localization in Disordered Photonic Crystal Waveguides”, ArXiv 0706.3040v1 2007