• DocumentCode
    1959018
  • Title

    Enhanced sensitivity in silicon photonic crystal biosensors due to optical force-assisted particle transport

  • Author

    Heiniger, Adam T. ; Miller, Benjamin L. ; Fauchet, Philippe M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    14-16 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    353
  • Lastpage
    355
  • Abstract
    The minimum particle concentration detectable by an on-chip optical resonator is limited when particles are transported to the sensing area only by diffusion. We investigate sensitivity enhancement when optical forces assist in particle transport.
  • Keywords
    biosensors; elemental semiconductors; fibre optic sensors; optical resonators; photonic crystals; silicon; diffusion; minimum particle concentration; on-chip optical resonator; optical force-assisted particle transport; silicon photonic crystal biosensors; Adaptive optics; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • ISSN
    1949-2081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8338-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053814
  • Filename
    6053814
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1959018