Role of edge inclination in an optical microdisk resonator for label-free sensing

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 4796-4809

  Gandolfi, Davide ^a   Ramiro Manzano, Fernando ^a   Rebollo, Francisco Javier Aparicio ^a   Ghulinyan, Mher ^b   Pucker, Georg ^b   Pavesi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological sensing; Figure of merit; Limit of detection; Optical resonators; Optical sensing; Refractometric sensing; Wedge resonator; Whispering gallery mode

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EVANESCENT FIELDS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONATORS; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON OXIDES;

BIOLOGICAL SENSING; FIGURE OF MERITS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OPTICAL SENSING; REFRACTOMETRIC SENSING; WEDGE RESONATORS;

WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

EID: 84928653298     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s150304796     Document Type: Article

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