Figure of Merit of All-Dielectric Waveguide Structures for Absorption Overtone Spectroscopy

Aviad Katiyi, Alina Karabchevsky

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    Abstract

    The figure of merit is proposed for all-dielectric waveguides for absorption overtone spectroscopy as the measure of probing efficiency of molecular overtones. It is defined as the power in the evanescent tail over the total power carried by the guided mode. The figure of merit was calculated for the proposed waveguide structures and then compared. We address each waveguide structure in probing overtones. We show that the figure of merit can be substantially increased due to the downscaling of the physical dimensions of the waveguide and microfiber. Such a configuration enables integration possibilities for ultrasensitive devices harnessing evanescent excitation of molecular overtones on miniature and portable chips.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number7930387
    Pages (from-to)2902-2908
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
    Volume35
    Issue number14
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 15 Jul 2017

    Keywords

    • Integrated optics
    • optical design and fabrication
    • optical devices
    • spectroscopy
    • thin films

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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