Abstract—A new mirroring resonators (MRR) based on 6x6 multimode interference (MMI) couplers for multichannel and highly sensitive chemical and biological sensors is proposed in this paper. The proposed sensor structure has advantages of compactness, high sensitivity compared with the reported sensing structures. By using the transfer matrix method (TMM) and numerical simulations, the designs of the sensor based on silicon nanowires are optimized and demonstrated in detail.
Index Terms—Biological sensors, chemical sensors, optical microring resonators, high sensitivity, multimode interference, transfer matrix method, beam propagation method
The author is with Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi, Vietnam. He is the Vice Dean in charge of the Faculty of Information Technology, 41A, Phu Dien, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam.(e-mail: thanh.le@hunre.edu.vn).
Cite: Trung-Thanh Le, "Realization of a Multichannel Chemical and Biological Sensor Using 6x6 Multimode Interference Structures," International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 240-244, 2011.