• Optoelectronics Letters
  • Vol. 8, Issue 3, 179 (2012)
Xiao-yi LU1, Jia-qing MO2、3, Hong-yan ZHANG4, Fu-ru ZHONG2, and Zhen-hong JIA2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Postdoctoral Station of Computer Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
  • 2Colleges of Information Science and Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
  • 3School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
  • 4School of Physics, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11801-012-1195-z Cite this Article
    LU Xiao-yi, MO Jia-qing, ZHANG Hong-yan, ZHONG Fu-ru, JIA Zhen-hong. A novel biosensor with enhanced sensitivity based on grating coupled double-layered porous silicon waveguide[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2012, 8(3): 179 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The enhanced sensitivity of a guided mode biosensor is analyzed by employing double-layered porous silicon grating structures. The grating-coupled waveguide structure consists of two porous silicon grating layers with different refractive indices. Simulations are carried out by changing the refractive index, which is due to the binding of biological molecules on the porous silicon pore can increase the refractive index of porous silicon. The numerical results show that this novel guided mode biosensor with a double-layered grating can provide not only a very high sensitivity but also a better reflectivity characteristic.
    LU Xiao-yi, MO Jia-qing, ZHANG Hong-yan, ZHONG Fu-ru, JIA Zhen-hong. A novel biosensor with enhanced sensitivity based on grating coupled double-layered porous silicon waveguide[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2012, 8(3): 179
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