Optical DNA sensing based on resonant porous silicon structures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6477, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Rong, Guoguang ^a   Weiss, Sharon M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensor; DNA; Porous silicon; Resonator; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; BIOMOLECULAR BINDING; DNA DETECTION; RESONANT WAVEGUIDES; SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME RATIO;

BIOSENSORS; DNA; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POROUS SILICON; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34248656996     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.701599     Document Type: Conference Paper

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