Optofluidic notch filter integration by lift-off of thin films

Autor: Philip Measor, Holger Schmidt, Brian S. Phillips, Aaron R. Hawkins, Yue Zhao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Optics Express
ISSN: 1094-4087
Popis: Optofluidic platforms used for biomolecular detection require spectral filtering for distinguishing analyte signals from unwanted background. Towards a fully integrated platform, an on-chip filter is required. Selective deposition of dielectric thin films on an optofluidic sensor based on antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW) technology provides the means for localized, on-chip optical filtering. We present a lift-off technique, compatible with thin-film processing including plasma-enhanced chemical vapor and sputtering deposition. The resulting optofluidic notch filters exhibited a 20 dB rejection with linewidths as low as 20 nm for approximately 1 cm long chips consisting of liquid-core and solid-core waveguides.
Databáze: OpenAIRE