Applications of Photonic Crystal Nanobeam Cavities for Sensing

Overview

Journal Micromachines (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Date 2019 Feb 5

PMID 30715040

Citations 11

Authors

Qifeng Qiao

Ji Xia

Chengkuo Lee

Guangya Zhou

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been growing interest in optical sensors based on microcavities due to their advantages of size reduction and enhanced sensing capability. In this paper, we aim to give a comprehensive review of the field of photonic crystal nanobeam cavity-based sensors. The sensing principles and development of applications, such as refractive index sensing, nanoparticle sensing, optomechanical sensing, and temperature sensing, are summarized and highlighted. From the studies reported, it is demonstrated that photonic crystal nanobeam cavities, which provide excellent light confinement capability, ultra-small size, flexible on-chip design, and easy integration, offer promising platforms for a range of sensing applications.

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