Title :
WDM addressed SOI ring resonator biosensor array
Author :
Xu, D.X. ; Densmore, A. ; Ma, R. ; Schmid, J.H. ; Vachon, M. ; Lapointe, J. ; Janz, S. ; Post, E. ; Delâge, A. ; Cheben, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microstruct. Sci., Nat. Res. Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We report a SOI ring resonator biosensor array with 1 reference ring and 4 sensing rings, using WDM as the addressing scheme. On-chip referencing and temperature shift cancellation are demonstrated, and the differential signal shows a low temperature sensitivity of ~plusmn0.8 pm/degC.
Keywords :
biological techniques; optical arrays; optical resonators; optical sensors; sensor arrays; silicon-on-insulator; wavelength division multiplexing; SOI; WDM; biosensor array; differential signal; low temperature sensitivity; on-chip referencing; ring resonator serial arrays; temperature shift cancellation; wavelength division multiplexing; Biosensors; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Resonance; Sensor arrays; Temperature sensors; Wavelength division multiplexing; Ring; SOI; biosensor; photonic wire; resonator; sensor; sensor array; silicon-on-insulator; waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2009. GFP '09. 6th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4402-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1949-2081
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2009.5338299
