Title :
Planar dielectric cavity for biochemical sensing
Author :
Zamek, Steve ; Mizrahi, Amit ; Feng, Liang ; Simic, Aleksandar ; Fainman, Yeshaiahu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce an optical microcavity on a chip created by a waveguide terminated with metallic mirrors. The cavity shows high potential for biochemical sensing.
Keywords :
adsorption; biological techniques; chemical sensors; integrated optics; microcavities; mirrors; optical sensors; optical waveguides; reflectivity; refractive index; adsorption; biochemical sensing; metallic mirrors; optical microcavity; planar dielectric cavity; reflectivity; refractive index; surface sensitivity; waveguide; Biomedical optical imaging; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Microcavities; Mirrors; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Resonance; microcavities; resonators; sensing;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343265
