Title :
Silicon Nanophotonics and Its Applications in Sensing
Author :
Baets, R. ; Taillaert, D. ; Bogaerts, W. ; Dumon, P. ; Vos, K. De ; Debackere, P. ; Scheerlinck, S. ; Thourhout, D. Van
Author_Institution :
Ghent Univ.-IMEC, Ghent
Abstract :
We present photonic wire waveguides and basic components in Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI). A large number of these compact SOI devices fit on a single chip. We describe possible applications in biochemical sensing and strain sensing.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biosensors; chemical sensors; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; nanowires; optical sensors; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; strain sensors; SOI devices; Si-SiO2; biochemical sensing; photonic wire waveguides; silicon nanophotonics; silicon-on-insulator; single-chip device; strain sensing; Nanophotonics; Optical losses; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Propagation losses; Refractive index; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452951
