Title :
A fully integrated silicon photonic wire sensor array chip and reader instrument
Author :
Densmore, A. ; Xu, D. -X ; Sabourin, N.A. ; McIntosh, H. ; Cheben, P. ; Schmid, J.H. ; Ma, R. ; Vachon, M. ; Delâge, A. ; Sinclair, W. ; Lapointe, J. ; Li, Y. ; Lopinski, G. ; Lamontagne, B. ; Janz, S.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A complete instrumentation system for interrogating silicon photonic wire waveguide sensor array chips has been built and demonstrated. The system is designed to read 16 or more photonic wire sensors on a single silicon chip simultaneously and in real time, while delivering sample fluid to the sensors through microfluidic channels fabricated monolithically on the chip. The chip can be inserted into the instrument, automatically aligned with input optics and fluid connection, and be ready for measurement in a few minutes.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; microfluidics; optical sensors; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; instrumentation system; microfluidic channels; photonic wire sensor array chip; photonic wire waveguide sensor array chips; reader instrument; Arrays; Instruments; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; Wires; Biosensor; photonic wire; silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8338-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053813
