Keywords
ARROW, integrated optical waveguides, liquid cores
Abstract
We report the design, fabrication, and demonstration of single-mode integrated optical waveguides with liquid cores. The principle of the device is based on antiresonant reflecting optical (ARROW) waveguides with hollow cores. We describe design principles for waveguide loss optimization down to 0.1/cm. Using a fabrication process based on conventional silicon microfabrication and sacrificial core layers, waveguides of varying widths and lengths with volumes covering the pico- to nanoliter range were fabricated. We observe confined mode propagation, measure waveguide losses of 2.4/cm, and demonstrate that the waveguides possess tailorable wavelength selectivity. The potential for highly integrated, sensitive devices based on these properties of the ARROW waveguides is discussed.
Original Publication Citation
Yin, D., D. W. Deamer, H. Schmidt, J. P. Barber, and A. R. Hawkins. "Integrated optical waveguides with liquid cores." Applied Physics Letters 85 (24): 3477-3479
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Hawkins, Aaron R.; Barber, John P.; Yin, Dongliang; Deamer, D. W.; and Schmidt, Holger, "Integrated optical waveguides with liquid cores" (2004). Faculty Publications. 412.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/412
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2004-10-18
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1067
Publisher
AIP
Language
English
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Copyright Status
© 2004 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters and may be found at http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/85/3477/1
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