On chip resonant optical sensors

On chip optical microresonators [1, 2] are compact, robust and can be integrated with micro electro-mechanical components as well as microfuidics. They can efficiently sense acceleration [3], forces [4], gases [5], refractive... [ view full abstract ]

On chip optical microresonators [1, 2] are compact, robust and can be integrated with micro electro-mechanical components as well as microfuidics. They can efficiently sense acceleration [3], forces [4], gases [5], refractive index of liquids [6], living cells [7], and bacteria [8], as well as tune lasers [9, 10]. 

I will report several sensors and tunable devices based on different types of optical microresonators, such as in-plane Fabry-Perot cavities, whispering gallery mode resonators and 2D photonic crystals.

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