Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
2009-12-09
Sensors 9, 8382 (2009)
Physics
Optics
Published in Special Issue "Laser Spectroscopy and Sensing", Edited by Prof. M.W. Sigrist
Scientific paper
10.3390/s91108382
We discuss the detection limit for refractometric sensors relying on high-Q optical cavities and show that the ultimate classical detection limit is given by min{Dn} > eta with n+i*eta being the complex refractive index of the material under refractometric investigation. Taking finite Q factors and filling fractions into account, the detection limit declines. As an example we discuss the fundamental limits of silicon-based high-Q resonators, such as photonic crystal resonators, for sensing in a bio-liquid environment, such as a water buffer. In the transparency window of silicon the detection limit becomes almost independent on the filling fraction, while in the visible, the detection limit depends strongly on the filling fraction because silicon absorbs strongly.
Mortensen Niels Asger
Nunes Pedro S.
Skafte-Pedersen Peder
Xiao Sanshui
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