Title :
Gas sensing using a resilient polymer photonic crystal nanocavity with ultra-high quality factor
Author :
Clevenson, Hannah ; Desjardins, Pierre ; Xuetao Gan ; Englund, Dirk
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present a high-sensitivity, multi-use optical gas sensor based on a one-dimensional polymer photonic crystal cavity. With an experimental Q exceeding 13100, we predict detection levels on the parts-per-billion range for a variety of gases.
Keywords :
Q-factor; gas sensors; nanophotonics; nanosensors; optical polymers; optical sensors; photonic crystals; detection level; high-sensitivity multiuse optical gas sensor; one-dimensional polymer photonic crystal cavity; resilient polymer photonic crystal nanocavity; ultrahigh quality factor; Cavity resonators; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical polymers; Optical sensors; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
