Breakthrough in silicon photonics technology in telecommunications, biosensing, and gas sensing

M Shahbaz, MA Butt, R Piramidowicz - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silicon photonics has been an area of active research and development. Researchers have
been working on enhancing the integration density and intricacy of silicon photonic circuits …

Optical fibre-based sensors—An assessment of current innovations

SN Khonina, NL Kazanskiy, MA Butt - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Optical fibre sensors are an essential subset of optical fibre technology, designed
specifically for sensing and measuring several physical parameters. These sensors offer …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical and experimental demonstration of a silicon nitride-based ring resonator structure for refractive index sensing

MA Butt, Ł Kozłowski, M Golas, M Slowikowski… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
In optical communication and sensing, silicon nitride (SiN) photonics plays a crucial role. By
adeptly guiding and manipulating light on a silicon-based platform, it facilitates the creation …

Optical power monitoring systems for offshore wind farms: A literature review

S Mohanty, AK Ramasamy, A Mohanty… - Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photonics has become a potential technology for improving power monitoring in offshore
wind turbines, providing creative solutions to overcome the difficulties presented by the far …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmonic sensors based on a metal–insulator–metal waveguide—what do we know so far?

MA Butt - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Metal–insulator–metal (MIM) waveguide-based plasmonic sensors are significantly
important in the domain of advanced sensing technologies due to their exceptional ability to …

Dielectric Waveguide-Based Sensors with Enhanced Evanescent Field: Unveiling the Dynamic Interaction with the Ambient Medium for Biosensing and Gas-Sensing …

MA Butt - Photonics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Photonic sensors utilize light–matter interaction to detect physical parameters accurately
and efficiently. They exploit the interaction between photons and matter, with light …

Adaptive Refractive Index Measurements via Polymer Optical Fiber Speckle Pattern Analysis

A Theodosiou - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, the development of highly sensitive and cost-effective sensing technologies
has gained significant attention in the field of optical sensors. This article introduces a novel …

Brain-on-a-chip: an emerging platform for studying the nanotechnology-biology interface for neurodegenerative disorders

RO Rodrigues, SR Shin, M Bañobre-López - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Neurological disorders have for a long time been a global challenge dismissed by drug
companies, especially due to the low efficiency of most therapeutic compounds to cross the …

[HTML][HTML] Suspended Slot Membrane Waveguide Based on Germanium-on-Silicon-on-Insulator at λ = 4.23 µm for CO2 Monitoring

MA Butt, R Piramidowicz - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this work, we propose a novel suspended slot membrane waveguide (SSMW) utilizing a
germanium-on-silicon-on-insulator (Ge-on-SOI) platform for carbon dioxide (CO2) gas …

[HTML][HTML] Strategic Insights into Integrated Photonics: Core Concepts, Practical Deployments, and Future Outlook

MA Butt, X Mateos - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Integrated photonics is a cutting-edge field that merges optics and electronics on a single
microchip, revolutionizing how we manipulate and transmit light. Imagine traditional bulky …