Title :
Light localization and label-free colorimetric sensing with deterministic aperiodic photonic structures
Author :
Boriskina, Svetlana V. ; Gopinath, Ashwin ; Lee, Sylvanus ; Negro, Luca Dal
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We theoretically investigate light localization and local density of states manipulation in aperiodic photonic structures and discuss their applications as pseudo-random lasers and label-free optical biosensors.
Keywords :
biosensors; localised states; optical sensors; photonic band gap; quantum optics; quantum theory; deterministic aperiodic photonic structures; label free colorimetric sensing; label free optical biosensor; light localization; local density of states; pseudo random laser; Biomedical optical imaging; Integrated optics; Optical arrays; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; (130.6010) Sensors; (160.5298) Photonic crystals; (170.4580) Optical diagnostics for medicine; (230.3120) Integrated optics devices; (290.4210) Multiple scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
