• DocumentCode
    3014858
  • Title

    Enhancing the sensitivity limit of the Whispering Gallery Mode Biosensor through sub-wavelength confinement of light

  • Author

    Gaathon, O. ; Culic-Viskota, J. ; Mihnev, M. ; Teraoka, I. ; Arnold, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Polytech. Univ., Brooklyn
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate an optical means for enhancing the sensitivity of a whispering gallery mode biosensor by more than 700% through sub-wavelength confinement produced by drawing light closer to the surface using a high index nano-layer.
  • Keywords
    biosensors; fibre optic sensors; nanostructured materials; refractive index; whispering gallery modes; evanescent wave sensors; high-index nano-layer; sub-wavelength light confinement; whispering gallery mode biosensor; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Frequency; Nanobioscience; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Polarization; Silicon compounds; Whispering gallery modes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453153
  • Filename
    4453153
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3014858