Title :
A mid-infrared Lab-on-a-Chip: Generating, guiding and detecting light in a monolithic device
Author :
Schwarz, Benedikt ; Ristanic, Daniela ; Reininger, Peter ; Detz, H. ; Andrews, A.M. ; Schrenk, W. ; Strasser, G.
Author_Institution :
Center for Micro- & Nanostruct., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
We present a fully integrated mid-infrared sensor. The laser and detector are fabricated from a bi-functional quantum cascade structure, connected through a dielectric-loaded surface plasmon waveguide, which acts as interaction zone and provides high coupling.
Keywords :
infrared detectors; integrated optics; lab-on-a-chip; optical waveguides; quantum cascade lasers; surface plasmons; bifunctional quantum cascade structure; dielectric-loaded surface plasmon waveguide; lab-on-a-chip; laser; mid-infrared sensor; monolithic device; Detectors; Dielectrics; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Quantum cascade lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
