Photonic integrated circuits for Department of Defense-relevant chemical and biological sensing applications: state-of-the-art and future outlooks
Autor: | Rebecca M. Braun, Andrew S. Nichols, Rohith Chandrasekar, Zachary J. Lapin, Augustus W. Fountain |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Sensing applications Computer science chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology Integrated circuit 01 natural sciences law.invention 010309 optics Resonator Synthetic biology 020210 optoelectronics & photonics law 0103 physical sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Photonic crystal business.industry Photonic integrated circuit General Engineering Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics chemistry Systems engineering State (computer science) Photonics business Biosensor |
Zdroj: | Optical Engineering. 58:1 |
ISSN: | 0091-3286 |
Popis: | Photonic integrated circuits (PICs), the optical counterpart of traditional electronic integrated circuits, are paving the way toward truly portable and highly accurate biochemical sensors for Department of Defense (DoD)-relevant applications. We introduce the fundamentals of PIC-based biochemical sensing and describe common PIC sensor architectures developed to-date for single-identification and spectroscopic sensor classes. We discuss DoD investments in PIC research and summarize current challenges. We also provide future research directions likely required to realize widespread application of PIC-based biochemical sensors. These research directions include materials research to optimize sensor components for multiplexed sensing; engineering improvements to enhance the practicality of PIC-based devices for field use; and the use of synthetic biology techniques to design new selective receptors for chemical and biological agents. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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