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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/HKH.2008.19.2.127

Refractometric Glucose Biosensor Incorporating a Vertically Coupled Microring Resonator in Polymeric Waveguides  

Kim, Gun-Duk (Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Son, Keun-Sik (Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Lee, Hak-Soon (Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Kim, Ki-Do (Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Lee, Sang-Shin (Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.19, no.2, 2008 , pp. 127-131 More about this Journal
Abstract
A refractometric glucose biosensor incorporating a vertically coupled microring resonator in polymers was proposed and realized. The ring was covered with a target analyte of glucose solution with a certain concentration, so that its effective refractive index could be altered and, as a result, the resonance wavelength of the sensor was shifted. Therefore the concentration of the glucose solution can be estimated by observing the shift in the resonance wavelength. Two schemes were exploited for enhancing the sensitivity of the sensor. First, the effective refractive index of the polymeric waveguide used for the resonator sensor was adjusted to approach that of the target analyte as best as possible. Second, the ring waveguide, which serves as a crucial sensing part, was appropriately over-etched to enlarge its contact area with the analyte. The proposed resonator sensor was designed with the beam propagation method. The refractive indices of the core and cladding polymer involved were 1.430 and 1.375 respectively, leading to the waveguide's effective refractive index of ${\sim}1.390$, which is faiirly close to that of the glucose solution of ${\sim}1.333$. The prepared ring resonator with the $400-{\mu}m$ radius exhibited the free spectral range of 0.66 nm, the bandwidth of 0.15 nm, and the quality factor of 10,000. For the sensor operating at 1,550 nm wavelength, the achieved sensitivity was as great as 0.28 pm/(mg/dL), which is equivalent to 200 nm/RIU.
Keywords
Polymeric microring resonator; Vertically coupling; Low effective index; Pedestal structure; Glucose sensor;
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