Title :
Porous Silicon Waveguides for DNA Detection
Author :
Rong, G. ; Najmaie, A. ; Sipe, J.E. ; Weiss, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN
Abstract :
A porous silicon resonant waveguide sensor has been demonstrated for high sensitivity detection of biomolecules. Simulations predict a 60-fold enhancement over conventional SPR technology and initial experimental results using DNA oligos have been performed
Keywords :
DNA; biosensors; elemental semiconductors; molecular biophysics; optical sensors; optical waveguides; porous semiconductors; silicon; DNA oligos detection; Si; biomolecules; high-sensitivity detection; porous silicon resonant waveguide sensor; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; DNA; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2006. 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0096-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708149
