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dc.contributor.authorSun, Xiaochenen_US
dc.contributor.authorHu, Juejunen_US
dc.contributor.authorKimerling, Lionel Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorAgarwal, Anuradhaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-19T13:01:07Z
dc.date.available2009-10-19T13:01:07Z
dc.date.issued2009-04en_US
dc.date.submitted2009-01en_US
dc.identifier.issn0740-3224en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49440
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we propose a design tool for dielectric optical resonator-based biochemical refractometry sensors. Analogous to the widely accepted photodetector figure of merit, the detectivity D*, we introduce a new sensor system figure of merit, the time-normalized sensitivity S*, to permit quantitative, cross-technology-platform comparison between resonator sensors with distinctive device designs and interrogation configurations. The functional dependence of S* on device parameters, such as resonant cavity quality factor (Q), extinction ratio, system noise, and light source spectral bandwidth, is evaluated by using a Lorentzian peak fitting algorithm and Monte Carlo simulations to provide theoretical insights and useful design guidelines for optical resonator sensors. Importantly, we find that S* critically depends on the cavity Q factor, and we develop a method of optimizing sensor resolution and sensitivity to noise as a function of cavity Q factor. Finally, we compare the simulation predictions of sensor wavelength resolution with experimental results obtained in Ge[superscript 17]Sb[superscript 12]S[superscript 71] resonators, and good agreement is confirmed.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherOptical Society of Americaen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.26.001032en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alikeen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/en_US
dc.sourceJuejun Huen_US
dc.titleDesign guidelines for optical resonator biochemical sensorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationJuejun Hu, Xiaochen Sun, Anu Agarwal, and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Design guidelines for optical resonator biochemical sensors," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 26, 1032-1041 (2009) http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-26-5-1032en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Materials Processing Centeren_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Microphotonics Centeren_US
dc.contributor.approverKimerling, Lionel C.en_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorHu, Juejunen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorSun, Xiaochenen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorAgarwal, Anuradha Murthyen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorKimerling, Lionel C.en_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physicsen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscript
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/SubmittedJournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsHu, Juejun; Sun, Xiaochen; Agarwal, Anu; Kimerling, Lionel C.en
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7233-3918
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3913-6189
mit.licenseOPEN_ACCESS_POLICYen_US
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