Title :
1-D photonic crystal waveguide micro-cavity for ultra sensitive nano-particle detection
Author :
Schmidt, Bradley ; Almeida, Vilson ; Manolatou, Christina ; Preble, Stefan ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate a Si micron-size photonic device for the detection of low concentrations of metal nano-particles used as analyte labels. A density of less than 2 particles per area of the sensing region was detectible
Keywords :
biological techniques; micro-optics; microcavities; molecular biophysics; nanoparticles; optical planar waveguides; optical sensors; photonic crystals; 1D photonic crystal; Si; Si photonic device; analyte labels; biomolecules; label molecule; metal nanoparticles; micron-size photonic device; nanoparticle detection; photonic crystal microcavity; photonic crystal waveguide; planar integrated photonic device; ultrasensitive detection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
