Refractive Index Sensing Using Slow Light in Photonic Crystal Waveguides

Murtaza Askari; Siva Yegnanarayanan; Ali Adibi

doi:10.1364/cleo.2010.jwa53

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Refractive Index Sensing Using Slow Light in Photonic Crystal Waveguides

Murtaza Askari Siva Yegnanarayanan Ali Adibi

Year: 2010 Vol: 19 Pages: JWA53-JWA53

DOI: 10.1364/cleo.2010.jwa53

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Abstract

We present a compact integrated refractive index sensor using slow light in photonic crystal waveguides (PCWs). The PCWs are used in a Mach-Zahnder interferometer configuration and operated close to the edge of the mode-gap to achieve a compact design and high sensitivity.

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Photonic crystal Refractive index Interferometry Optics Slow light Mach–Zehnder interferometer Sensitivity (control systems) Optoelectronics Materials science Photonic integrated circuit Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution Integrated optics Photonics Physics Electronic engineering Computer science Telecommunications Engineering

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Photonic and Optical Devices

Physical Sciences → Engineering → Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Photonic Crystals and Applications

Physical Sciences → Physics and Astronomy → Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

Physical Sciences → Engineering → Biomedical Engineering

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