Slow-light enhanced optical detection in liquid-infiltrated photonic crystals

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 10-11, 2007, Pages 903-911

  Pedersen, Martin E V ^a   Rishøj, Lars S ^a   Steffensen, Henrik ^a   Xiao, Sanshui ^a   Mortensen, Niels Asger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Optofluidics; Photonic crystals; Sensing; Slow light

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DETECTION; OPTOFLUIDICS; SLOW LIGHT; WIGNER-SMITH DELAY TIME;

CELLS; INFILTRATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIQUIDS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 39049110249     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-007-9123-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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