Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

General approach for the sensitivity analysis and optimization of integrated optical evanescent-wave sensors

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

The optimization of integrated optical evanescent-wave sensors includes two parts. For optimal performance, we require waveguides with both maximal sensitivity to the measurand—the quantity intended to be measured—and minimal sensitivity to perturbations. In this context, fully numerical approaches are extremely powerful but demand huge computer resources. We address this issue by introducing a general and efficient approach, based on the formal derivation of analytical dispersion equations, to express and evaluate all waveguide sensitivities. In particular, we apply this approach to rectangular waveguides and discuss its accuracy and its use within sensitivity optimization procedures.

© 2014 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Analysis of the sensitivity of optical waveguide chemical sensors for TM modes by the group-index method

De-Kui Qing and Ichirou Yamaguchi
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 16(9) 1359-1369 (1999)

Fiber-optic evanescent wave sensor with a segmented structure

Jun Lou, Hong-zhi Xu, Ben Xu, Jie Huang, Ben-chong Li, and Wei-min Shen
Appl. Opt. 53(19) 4200-4205 (2014)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (5)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (26)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved