Because of their compatibility with standard CMOS fabrication, small footprint, and exceptional sensitivity, Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals (2D PhCs) have been posited as attractive components for the development of real-time integrated photonic virus sensors. While detection of single virus-sized particles by 2D PhCs has been demonstrated, specific recognition of a virus simulant under conditions relevant to sensor use (including aqueous solution and microfluidic flow) has remained an unsolved challenge. This talk will describe the design and testing of a W1 waveguide-coupled 2D PhC in the context of addressing that challenge.

Date Published: 7 June 2017
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Proc. SPIE 10183, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XVIII, 101830H (7 June 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2265767

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10183:
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XVIII
Augustus Way Fountain III; Jason A. Guicheteau, Editor(s)