Title :
Amorphous silicon based photodetectors for biosensing
Author :
Schubert, M.B. ; Sämann, M. ; Furin, D. ; Thielmann, J. ; Harendt, C. ; Gauglitz, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Phys. Elektron., Univ. Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
Amorphous silicon based thin film photodiodes enhance the capabilities of optical detection in biosensing due to their high sensitivity, versatile adjustment of spectral response and ease of integration for point-of-care testing.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; biological techniques; biosensors; elemental semiconductors; optical sensors; photodetectors; photodiodes; semiconductor thin films; silicon; thin film sensors; Si; amophous silicon based thin film photodiodes; amorphous silicon based photodetectors; biosensors; optical detection; point-of-care testing; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Optical films; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943697
