Abstract

In this paper a detailed investigation of novel photonic sensors based on slot waveguides has been carried out. Appropriate alloys of group IV materials, such as germanium (Ge), silicon (Si), carbon (C) and tin (Sn), are applied in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology for homogeneous optical sensing at 2.883 µm and 3.39 μm. Electronic and optical properties of group IV alloys have been investigated. In addition, we have designed novel group IV vertical slot waveguides in order to achieve ultra-high sensitivities, as well as good fabrication tolerances. All these features have been compared with well-known SOI slot waveguides for optical label-free homogeneous sensing at 1.55 µm. In conclusion, theoretical investigation of ring resonators based on these novel slot waveguides has revealed very good results in terms of ultra high sensing performance of methane gas, i.e., limit of detection ~ 3.6×10-5 RIU and wavelength sensitivity > 2×103 nm/RIU.

Autore Pugliese

• De Leonardis Francesco , Passaro Vittorio

Tutti gli autori

• PASSARO V.M.N. , B. TROIA , F. DE LEONARDIS

Titolo volume/Rivista

SENSORS & TRANSDUCERS

Anno di pubblicazione

2012

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1726-5479

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