• DocumentCode
    689731
  • Title

    Photonic crystal chemical absorption spectroscopy for multiplexed detection of xylene and TCE in water

  • Author

    Wei-Cheng Lai ; Chakravarty, Sumit ; Chen, Ray T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate simultaneous selective detection of xylene and trichloroethylene using photonic crystal waveguide. Sensitivity is improved by slow light effect of PC to 1ppb (v/v) for xylene and 10ppb (v/v) for TCE in water.
  • Keywords
    optical waveguides; organic compounds; photonic crystals; slow light; spectrochemical analysis; water; PC; TCE; multiplexed detection; photonic crystal chemical absorption spectroscopy; photonic crystal waveguide; simultaneous selective detection; slow light effect; trichloroethylene; water; xylene; Absorption; Chemicals; Multiplexing; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Photonic crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834118