Ultracompact biochemical sensor built with two-dimensional photonic crystal microcavity

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作者
Chow, E [1 ]
Grot, A [1 ]
Mirkarimi, LW [1 ]
Sigalas, M [1 ]
Girolami, G [1 ]
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[1] Agilent Technol, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
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10.1364/OL.29.001093
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report an experimental demonstration of an ultracompact biochemical sensor based on a two-dimensional photonic crystal microcavity. The microcavity, fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator substrate, is designed to have a resonant wavelength (lambda) near 1.5 mum. The transmission spectrum of the sensor is measured with different ambient refractive indices ranging from n = 1.0 to n = 1.5. From observation of the shift in resonant wavelength, a change in ambient refractive index of Deltan = 0.002 is readily apparent. The correspondence between absolute refractive index and resonant wavelength agrees with numerical calculation to within 4% accuracy. The evaporation of water in a 5% glycerol mixture is also used to demonstrate the capability for in situ time-resolved sensing. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America
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页码:1093 / 1095
页数:3
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