• DocumentCode
    2470990
  • Title

    Mach-Zehnder type, evanescent-wave sensor, using periodically segmented waveguide

  • Author

    Weissman, Z. ; Brand, E. ; Tsimberov, I. ; Brooks, D. ; Ruschin, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    3-4 Dec 1998
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Abstract
    Simple waveguide sensor, based on the periodically segmented waveguide is described. It eliminates the need to open a sensing window. Sensitivity of ~1 g/l glucose concentration (10-1 cladding index change) was achieved for 1 cm sensing arm
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; biosensors; claddings; optical waveguides; sensitivity; Mach-Zehnder type evanescent-wave sensor; cladding index chang; glucose concentration; periodically segmented waveguide; sensing arm; sensing window; sensitivity; Arm; Biosensors; Costs; Fabrication; Power generation; Refractive index; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sugar; Thin film sensors; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4947-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1998.739472
  • Filename
    739472