Title :
Optical hybrid processing utilizing photonic crystals incorporating biological materials
Author :
Masturzo, Scott ; Jackson, Howard ; Boyd, Joseph ; Ewing, Robert ; Abdel-Aty-Zohdy, Hoda ; Yarrison-Rice, Jan
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Abstract :
Tunable photonic crystal (PC) waveguides have been designed using plane-wave expansion calculations for application to photonic integrated circuits. Wavelength selective propagation has been observed in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) PC waveguides fabricated by electron-beam lithography and inductively coupled plasma etching. Incorporation of DNA into an SOI PC lattice has been demonstrated, and novel tunable PC devices using biophotonic materials have been considered.
Keywords :
DNA; bio-optics; electron beam lithography; integrated optoelectronics; molecular biophysics; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon-on-insulator; sputter etching; SOI; biological materials; biophotonic materials; electron-beam lithography; inductively coupled plasma etching; optical hybrid processing; photonic integrated circuits; plane-wave expansion calculation; silicon-on-insulator; tunable photonic crystal waveguide; wavelength selective propagation; Biological materials; Biomedical optical imaging; Lithography; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Photonic integrated circuits; Planar waveguides; Silicon on insulator technology; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2008. MWSCAS 2008. 51st Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2166-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2008.4616869
