Replicated chirped waveguide gratings for optical sensing applications Export

@article{citeulike:6006527, abstract = {A novel type of integrated optical sensor chip based on chirped grating couplers is presented. It can be used as a powerful basic building block for realizing miniature sensor modules for measuring and monitoring the values of a wide variety of chemical and physical quantities. The feasibility of fabricating these chips by means of very low-cost processes such as replication and thin film deposition is demonstrated. The most important theoretical fundamentals for calculating the performance of these chips are given. First experimental results, reported for replicated polycarbonate chips used in a flow cell to determine the refractive index of liquids, show their suitability for practical applications.}, author = {Kunz, R.}, citeulike-article-id = {6006527}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0924-4247(94)00946-F}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0924-4247(94)00946-F}, doi = {10.1016/0924-4247(94)00946-F}, issn = {09244247}, journal = {Sensors and Actuators A: Physical}, keywords = {biosensor, chirped, coupler, experiment, grating, optics, refractive\_index, sensor, theory, waveguide}, month = {April}, number = {1-3}, pages = {482--486}, posted-at = {2009-10-25 11:21:08}, priority = {2}, title = {Replicated chirped waveguide gratings for optical sensing applications}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0924-4247(94)00946-F}, volume = {47}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6006527 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6006527 N2 - A novel type of integrated optical sensor chip based on chirped grating couplers is presented. It can be used as a powerful basic building block for realizing miniature sensor modules for measuring and monitoring the values of a wide variety of chemical and physical quantities. The feasibility of fabricating these chips by means of very low-cost processes such as replication and thin film deposition is demonstrated. The most important theoretical fundamentals for calculating the performance of these chips are given. First experimental results, reported for replicated polycarbonate chips used in a flow cell to determine the refractive index of liquids, show their suitability for practical applications. IS - 1-3 JF - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical SN - 09244247 EP - 486 TI - Replicated chirped waveguide gratings for optical sensing applications VL - 47 SP - 482 KW - biosensor KW - chirped KW - coupler KW - experiment KW - grating KW - optics KW - refractive_index KW - sensor KW - theory KW - waveguide AU - Kunz, R PY - 1995/04// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0924-4247(94)00946-F ER -