Measurements on MIMO-FRET nano-networks based on Alexa Fluor dyes

TL;DR

This paper presents experimental measurements of MIMO-FRET nano-networks using Alexa Fluor dyes, demonstrating enhanced communication efficiency and analyzing error rates for nano-scale information transfer.

Contribution

It introduces the use of Alexa Fluor dyes for MIMO-FRET nano-networks and provides experimental data on FRET efficiency and error rates, advancing nano-communication techniques.

Findings

Alexa Fluor dyes enable multiple-input multiple-output FRET channels

FRET efficiency values were experimentally measured

Bit error rates were calculated for various MIMO configurations

Abstract

Nano-communication has gained significant attention in the last few years, as a means to establish information transfer between future nano-machines. Comparing with other communication techniques for nano-scale (calcium ions signaling, molecular or catalytic nanomotors, pheromones propagation, bacteria-based communication), the phenomenon called Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) offers significantly smaller propagation delays and high channel throughput. In this paper, we report our recent experiments on FRET-based nano-networks performed in the Laboratory of Cell Biophysics of the Jagiellonian University, Krakow. We propose to use Alexa Fluor dyes as nano transmitters and receivers, as they enable to create multiple-input multi-output (MIMO) FRET communication channels and thus enhance FRET efficiency. We measure FRET efficiency values, calculate bit error rates for the measured scenarios and extend the calculations to consider a general case of MIMO (n,m) FRET channels.