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SOI Waveguide-Based Biochemical Sensors

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Silicon-on-insulator (SOI)-based nanophotonic is a well-matured technology which enables to fabricate a myriad of optical devices such as sensors, light-emitting diode (LED), organic-LED, photodetectors. The SOI-based biochemicals sensing overcomes the limitations of previous electrical and fiber-based sensing technologies. Here, theoretical framework, performance criteria, and recent progress on SOI-based waveguide and micro-ring resonator sensors are discussed. Finally, this chapter summarizes the SOI-based sensors design and optimizes the configurations for high-sensing performance. Furthermore, the main challenges in SOI-based sensors and possible solutions to these challenges are also outlined.

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  2. Nanotechnology Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

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  3. Electronics & Communication Engineering, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, 799007, Tripura, India

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Rifat, A.A., Ahmed, R., Bhowmik, B.B. (2019). SOI Waveguide-Based Biochemical Sensors. In: Hameed, M., Obayya, S. (eds) Computational Photonic Sensors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76556-3_16

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