Real-time chemical detection using species-selective thin films and waveguide Zeeman interferometry

Karen M. Grace; Karl C. Shrouf; Seppo Honkanen; Pekka Ayras; Pekka Katila; Matti J. Leppihalme; Roger G. Johnston; Xiaoguang Yang; Basil I. Swanson; Nasser Peyghambarian

doi:10.1117/12.317646

6 August 1998 Real-time chemical detection using species-selective thin films and waveguide Zeeman interferometry

Karen M. Grace, Karl C. Shrouf, Seppo Honkanen, Pekka Ayras, Pekka Katila, Matti J. Leppihalme, Roger G. Johnston, Xiaoguang Yang, Basil I. Swanson, Nasser Peyghambarian

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Proceedings Volume 3383, Electro-Optical Technology for Remote Chemical Detection and Identification III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317646
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We present a chemical sensor scheme based on selective sensing surfaces and highly sensitive integrated optical transduction methods. Using self-assembly techniques, species selective thin-films are covalently attached to the surface of Si₃N₄ channel waveguides to produce robust sensor elements. Exposure to targeted analytes results in the selective absorption of these molecules onto the waveguide surface causing a change in the effective refractive index of the guided modes. These relative changes in effective refractive index between TE and TM modes are precisely measured using Zeeman interferometry. Our measurements demonstrate reversible, real time sensing of volatile organic compounds at ppm levels.

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Karen M. Grace, Karl C. Shrouf, Seppo Honkanen, Pekka Ayras, Pekka Katila, Matti J. Leppihalme, Roger G. Johnston, Xiaoguang Yang, Basil I. Swanson, and Nasser Peyghambarian "Real-time chemical detection using species-selective thin films and waveguide Zeeman interferometry", Proc. SPIE 3383, Electro-Optical Technology for Remote Chemical Detection and Identification III, (6 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317646

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