Design of optical biosensor using polymeric waveguides integrated with an MSM photodetector

✍ Scribed by Ben-Hur V. Borges; Luiz Eugenio M. de Barros Jr.; Reinaldo S. Flamino

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 186 KB
• Volume: 31
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0895-2477
• DOI: 10.1002/mop.1349

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A detailed design of a new optical biosensor using polymeric waveguides intended for blood glucose concentration measurements is presented. The device is based on a vertically stacked two‐waveguide ARROW structure integrated with an MSM photodetector, simplifying fabrication and avoiding posttuning of sensor parameters. Simulated results obtained for this device represent a significant improvement in performance when compared to conventional Mach–Zehnder sensors. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 31: 33–37, 2001.