Title :
Design of a resonant magnetic field sensor based on coupled 1-D photonic crystal cavities
Author :
Han Du ; Tong Lin ; Peng Shi ; Feng Tian ; Fook Siong Chau ; Guangya Zhou
Author_Institution :
Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We design a magnetic field sensor based on coupled 1-D photonic crystal (PhC) cavities using FDTD and FEM simulations. This is a novel application of coupled PhC cavities in magnetic field detection; the estimated resolution is around tens of nano Tesla.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; finite element analysis; magnetic field measurement; magnetic sensors; optical design techniques; photonic crystals; FDTD simulations; FEM simulations; coupled 1D photonic crystal cavities; coupled PhC cavities; magnetic field detection; resonant magnetic field sensor; Cavity resonators; Finite element analysis; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic sensors; Micromechanical devices; FDTD; FEM; Lorentz force; Magnetic field sensor; coupled PhC cavities;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9928-4140-9
DOI :
10.1109/OMN.2014.6924593
