• DocumentCode
    1660478
  • Title

    Two-dimensional Si photonic crystal microcavity for single particle detection

  • Author

    Lee, M.R. ; Fauchet, P.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., Rochester, NY
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We theoretically and experimentally present a Si-based photonic crystal sensor for single particle detection. With a sensing area of ~40 mum2, the device is capable of detecting a sphere of ~50 nm in diameter or less.
  • Keywords
    biological techniques; elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; microcavities; microsensors; optical sensors; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; Si-based crystal sensor; biosensing; photonic crystal microcavity; single particle detection; sphere detection; two-dimensional Si photonic crystal; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Microcavities; Monitoring; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Photonic crystals; Proteins; Resonance; Ultrafast optics; Photonic crystal; biosensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tokyo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0934-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347726
  • Filename
    4347726