Finite grating depth effects for integrated optical sensors with high sensitivity

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 11, Issue 6-7, 1996, Pages 653-667

  Kunz, R E ^a   Dubendorfer J ^a   Morf, R H ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

(bio )chemical sensing layers; evanescent wave sensors; grating couplers; integrated optical sensors; optical waveguide modelling; stacked waveguide gratings

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; RESONANCE;

BIOCHEMICAL SENSORS; EVANESCENT WAVE SENSORS; GRATING COUPLERS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

BIOSENSOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; OPTICS;

EID: 0029975111     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0956-5663(96)83299-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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