High-Q and High-Sensitivity Photonic Crystal Cavity Sensor

We present the design, fabrication, and the characterization of a high-qualityfactor (Q) and high-sensitivity photonic crystal (PhC) cavity sensor on the silicon-on-insulator platform. By optimizing the structure of the PhC cavity, most of the light can be distributed in the lower index region; thus...

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Published in:IEEE photonics journal 2015-10, Vol.7 (5), p.1-6
Main Authors: Zhang, Yuguang, Han, Shoubao, Zhang, Senlin, Liu, Penghao, Shi, Yaocheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cavity resonators
Optical device fabrication
Optical refraction
optical resonators
Optical sensors
Optical variables control
photonic crystal (PhC)
Q-factor
Sensitivity
Silicon-On-Insulator
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Summary:We present the design, fabrication, and the characterization of a high-qualityfactor (Q) and high-sensitivity photonic crystal (PhC) cavity sensor on the silicon-on-insulator platform. By optimizing the structure of the PhC cavity, most of the light can be distributed in the lower index region; thus, the sensitivity can be dramatically improved. The transmission spectrum of the PhC cavity sensor is measured by immersing the device into a sodium chloride (NaCl) solution of different mass concentrations. A Q factor of 1.3 × 10 4 and a very high sensitivity of 428 nm/RIU have been experimentally demonstrated. Furthermore, the total size for the sensing part of the PhC cavity sensor is only 14.5 × 0.75 μm 2 .
ISSN:1943-0655
1943-0647
DOI:10.1109/JPHOT.2015.2469131