Cavity-enhanced on-chip absorption spectroscopy using microring resonators
Author(s) -
Arthur Nitkowski,
Long Chen,
Michal Lipson
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.011930
Subject(s) - resonator , materials science , optics , spectroscopy , absorption spectroscopy , optical cavity , lab on a chip , optoelectronics , cladding (metalworking) , absorption (acoustics) , silicon , laser , microfluidics , nanotechnology , physics , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , composite material
We demonstrate on-chip laser absorption spectroscopy using silicon microring resonators integrated with PDMS microfluidic channels. A 100 microm radius microring resonator with Q > 100,000 is used to enhance the interaction length between evanescent light and a cladding liquid. We measure absorption spectra of less than 2 nL of N-methylaniline from 1460 nm to 1610 nm with 1 nm resolution and effective free space path lengths up to 5 mm. This work can help realize a completely on-chip spectroscopy device for lab-on-a-chip applications.
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