Title :
Optical cavity-based biosensor utilizing differential detection
Author :
Mounce, Christopher ; Kim, Seunghyun
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX, USA
Abstract :
We report an optical cavity-based biosensor utilizing differential detection for increased sensitivity, lower cost, and multiplexing capability. Calculated differential values show linear and monotonic change for the sensing layer thickness with a sensitivity of 0.061/nm.
Keywords :
biosensors; differential detection; optical sensors; sensitivity; differential detection; linear change; lower cost capability; monotonic change; multiplexing capability; optical cavity-based biosensor; sensing layer thickness; sensitivity; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Cavity resonators; Optical filters; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Biosensor; Differential Detection; Immunosensor; Low cost biosensor; Multiplexing; Optical Cavity; Photonic biosensor;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358567
