Title :
Multiple slot waveguides for enhanced biochemical sensing
Author :
Sun, Haishan ; Chen, Antao ; Dalton, Larry R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
Multiple slots in optical waveguides greatly increase evanescent field and surface area for interaction with surrounding media, leading to more than 5 times improvement of sensitivities for biochemical detections as confirmed by simulations and experiments.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biological techniques; chemical sensors; optical sensors; optical waveguides; biochemical sensing; evanescent field; multiple slot waveguides; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Strips; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, 2009 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Clearwater, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2382-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2382-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2009.5338626
