Selective detection of gaseous ammonia with specifically functionalized silicon photonic microring resonator: Towards low cost and portable breath monitoring

Author

Yebo, Nebiyu A. ; Sree, Sreeprasanth Pulinthanathu ; Levrau, Elisabeth ; Detavernier, C. ; Hens, Zeger ; Martens, Johan A. ; Baets, Roel

Author_Institution

Photonics Res. Group, Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium

fYear

2013

fDate

9-14 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We demonstrate a selective ammonia sensor based on a silicon photonic microring resonator functionalized with nanoporous silicate films. The potential of this sensor as a low cost, portable and real-time medical breath monitoring device is discussed.

Keywords

ammonia; bioMEMS; biochemistry; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; nanomedicine; nanoporous materials; optical resonators; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; portable instruments; real-time systems; silicon; silicon compounds; thin films; NH₃; Si; SiO; low cost breath monitoring; nanoporous silicate films; portable breath monitoring; real-time medical breath monitoring device; selective ammonia sensor; selective gaseous ammonia detection; silicon photonic microring resonator; specific microring resonator functionalization; Compounds; Monitoring; Optical films; Optical resonators; Sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Type

conf

Filename

6834034