Many breakthroughs in the laboratories often do not bridge the gap between research and
commercialization. However, silicon photonics bucked the trend, with industry observers …

Silicon has been the material of choice of the photonics industry over the last decade due to
its easy integration with silicon electronics, high index contrast, small footprint, and low cost …

As miniaturized solutions, mid-infrared (MIR) waveguide sensors are promising for label-free
compositional detection of mixtures leveraging plentiful absorption fingerprints. However …

Silicon photonic devices used in the photonics industry over the past three decades have
helped in realizing large-scale photonic integrated circuits. Silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4) is …

On-chip waveguide sensors are potential candidates for deep-space exploration because of
their high integration and low power consumption. Since the fundamental absorption of most …

Silicon photonic biosensors hold the potential for highly accurate, yet low cost point-of-care
devices. Maximizing the sensitivity of the sensing chips while reducing the complexity and …

A surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopic chalcogenide waveguide sensor
based on the silver island film was proposed for the first time to enhance the sensing …

Optical sensing is an emerging field for photonic microsystems that operate in the mid-
infrared spectral range. In this work we present a photonic gas sensor based on infrared …

Abstract Mid-infrared (mid-IR) sensors consisting of silicon nitride (SiN) waveguides were
designed and tested to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs). SiN thin films, prepared …