Title :
Design of low-loss arrayed waveguide gratings for applications in integrated Raman spectroscopy
Author :
N. Ismail;A. C. Baclig;P. J. Caspers;F. Sun;K. Wörhoff;R. M. de Ridder;M. Pollnau;A. Driessen
Author_Institution :
Integrated Optical Micro Systems Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
fDate :
5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An integrated low-loss arrayed waveguide grating is designed for Raman spectroscopy of the human skin. The device layout targets spectral analysis of Raman-scattered light for in vivo determination of water concentration in the stratum corneum.
Keywords :
"Arrayed waveguide gratings","Raman scattering","Spectroscopy","Optical waveguides","Phased arrays","Skin","Optical arrays","Lipidomics","Optical filters","Optical design"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
DOI :
10.1364/CLEO.2010.CFA7
