Title :
Indium phosphide MEMS for integrated bio-sensing
Author :
Siwak, Nathan ; Pruessner, Marcel W. ; McGee, Jonathan ; Ghodssi, Reza
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD
Abstract :
We present a MEMS cantilever resonator sensing platform in InP utilizing an optical readout scheme for applications in biosensing. Devices with resonant frequencies as high as 1 MHz are demonstrated with Q factors of ~160 in air and calculated mass sensitivities as high as Deltam/Deltaf= 4.5 times 10-16g/Hz
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; biosensors; cantilevers; indium compounds; micromechanical resonators; microsensors; InP; MEMS cantilever resonator; integrated biosensor; optical readout scheme; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Detectors; Frequency measurement; Indium phosphide; Micromechanical devices; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, 2005 International
Conference_Location :
Bethesda, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0083-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISDRS.2005.1596086