Efficient chemical sensing by coupled slot SOI waveguides

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1012-1032

  Passaro, Vittorio M N ^a   Dell'Olio, Francesco ^a   Ciminelli, Caterina ^a   Armenise, Mario N ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Optical sensor; Silicon on insulator; Slot waveguides

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; COUPLED MODE THEORY; DEVICE SENSITIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX CHANGES; SILICONON-INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY (SOI); SLOT WAVEGUIDE;

INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 63849138650     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s90201012     Document Type: Article

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