Highly compact refractive index sensor based on stripe waveguides for lab-on-a-chip sensing applications

Chamanei Perera; Kristy Vernon; Elliot Cheng; Juna Sathian; Esa Jaatinen; Timothy Davis; Kristy Osborne

doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.66

Highly compact refractive index sensor based on stripe waveguides for lab-on-a-chip sensing applications

Chamanei Perera, Kristy Vernon, Elliot Cheng, Juna Sathian, Esa Jaatinen, Timothy Davis, Kristy Osborne

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

In this paper we report the design and experimental realisation of a novel refractive index sensor based on coupling between three nanoscale stripe waveguides. The sensor is highly compact and designed to operate at a single wavelength. We demonstrate that the sensor exhibits linear response with a resolution of 6 × 10−4 RIU (refractive index unit) for a change in relative output intensity of 1%. Authors expect that the outcome of this paper will prove beneficial in highly compact, label-free and highly sensitive refractive index analysis.

Original language	English
Journal	Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.7.66
Publication status	Published - May 2016

Keywords

Interferometer
Plasmons
Sensing
Surface
Waveguides

Disciplines

Engineering
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

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