Title :
Optical Microring Resonator Sensors with Selective Membrane Surface Customization
Author :
Cho, Sang-Yeon ; Dobbs, Gary ; Jokerst, Nan Marie ; Mizaikoff, Boris ; Cooper, Tray
Author_Institution :
Duke Univ., Durham
Abstract :
Optical microresonator sensors with surface customization using chemically selective membranes have been demonstrated for the first time. The ethylene/propylene copolymer membrane enriches o-xylene representing an organic contaminant from water, which was sensed by the microresonator.
Keywords :
chemical sensors; contamination; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; microsensors; optical sensors; polymer blends; water pollution measurement; chemically selective membrane surface customization; ethylene-propylene copolymer membrane; o-xylene; optical microring resonator sensors; organic contaminant; water; Biomembranes; Biosensors; Chemical sensors; Microcavities; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Sensor arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453152
