New optical detection techniques for chemical sensors

Sergio B. Mendes; Seppo Honkanen; Mahmoud Fallahi; Nasser Peyghambarian

doi:10.1117/12.308385

New optical detection techniques for chemical sensors

Sergio B. Mendes, Seppo Honkanen, Mahmoud Fallahi, Nasser Peyghambarian

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In this work we present three novel optical approaches towards the implementation of bio- and chemical sensors. First we describe an absorbance spectroscopic technique developed on a waveguide platform that features a sensitivity enhancement of 4 orders of magnitude compared to the conventional transmission measurements of ultra-thin films. Next we show a waveguide Zeeman interferometric technique, which is based on the relative phase change between the TE and TM waveguide modes, applied as a sensor platform. Finally an external-cavity laser, a semiconductor laser combined with a single mode optical fiber and a Bragg grating reflector, was built to work as an active sensor where the analyte species were incorporated inside the resonant cavity to increase sensitivity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	42-49
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	3270
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308385
State	Published - 1998
Event	Methods for Ultrasensitive Detection - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 26 1998 → Jan 28 1998

Keywords

Evanescent wave
Integrated optics
Optical fiber
Semiconductor laser
Sensor
Waveguide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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