Title :
Absorption spectroscopy of glucose based on a silicon photonics evanescent sensor
Author :
Ryckeboer, E. ; Bockstaele, R. ; Baets, Roel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We present a silicon photonics evanescent sensor for glucose absorption spectroscopy. The important design aspects of this miniature sensor are discussed as well as the experimental challenges. We demonstrate detection of glucose down to 14 mmol/L, close to the physiological range of blood glucose in humans.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical equipment; blood; chemical sensors; elemental semiconductors; fibre optic sensors; integrated optics; patient monitoring; silicon; spectrochemical analysis; Si; absorption spectroscopy; blood glucose; design aspects; silicon photonics evanescent sensor; Absorption; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Spirals; Sugar; Wavelength measurement; Biosensors; Silicon photonics; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656485
