Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) ring resonator-based integrated optical hydrogen sensor

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 960-962

  Yebo, N A ^a   Taillaert, D ^a   Roels, J ^a   Lahem, D ^b   Debliquy, M ^b   Van Thourhout, D ^a   Baets, R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MATERIA NOVA RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Lower explosion limit (LEL); Resonance shift; Thermo optic; Tungsten oxide (WO3)

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC COATINGS; CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; INTEGRATED HYDROGEN; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT; LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (LEL); OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL HYDROGEN SENSORS; RESONANCE SHIFT; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; RING RESONATOR; SENSITIVE ELEMENTS; SENSOR STRUCTURES; SILICON ON INSULATOR; SILICON RING RESONATOR; THERMO-OPTIC; THERMOOPTIC EFFECTS; TUNGSTEN OXIDE; TUNGSTEN OXIDE (WO3);

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; HYDROGEN; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MICROSENSORS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OXIDES; PHOTONICS; PLATINUM; RESONANCE; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 67650669304     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2021073     Document Type: Article

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