scholarly journals An Approach to Ring Resonator Biosensing Assisted by Dielectrophoresis: Design, Simulation and Fabrication

Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 954
Author(s):  
Anders Henriksson ◽  
Laura Kasper ◽  
Matthias Jäger ◽  
Peter Neubauer ◽  
Mario Birkholz
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Microring Resonator ◽  
Microring Resonators ◽  
Chip Design ◽  
Dielectric Particles ◽  
Field Gradients ◽  
Alternating Electric Field ◽  
Silicon Based

The combination of extreme miniaturization with a high sensitivity and the potential to be integrated in an array form on a chip has made silicon-based photonic microring resonators a very attractive research topic. As biosensors are approaching the nanoscale, analyte mass transfer and bonding kinetics have been ascribed as crucial factors that limit their performance. One solution may be a system that applies dielectrophoretic forces, in addition to microfluidics, to overcome the diffusion limits of conventional biosensors. Dielectrophoresis, which involves the migration of polarized dielectric particles in a non-uniform alternating electric field, has previously been successfully applied to achieve a 1000-fold improved detection efficiency in nanopore sensing and may significantly increase the sensitivity in microring resonator biosensing. In the current work, we designed microring resonators with integrated electrodes next to the sensor surface that may be used to explore the effect of dielectrophoresis. The chip design, including two different electrode configurations, electric field gradient simulations, and the fabrication process flow of a dielectrohoresis-enhanced microring resonator-based sensor, is presented in this paper. Finite element method (FEM) simulations calculated for both electrode configurations revealed ∇E2 values above 1017 V2m−3 around the sensing areas. This is comparable to electric field gradients previously reported for successful interactions with larger molecules, such as proteins and antibodies.

scholarly journals Research on Characteristics of Broadband Acoustic Sensor Based on Silicon-Based Grooved Microring Resonator

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1338
Author(s):  
Jiangong Cui ◽  
Yaxin Yu ◽  
Xiaoxia Chu ◽  
Rongyu Zhao ◽  
Min Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Refractive Index ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Microring Resonator ◽  
Acoustic Sensor ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Index Method ◽  
Bending Radius ◽  
Small Structure ◽  
Silicon Based

In order to meet the requirements of having a small structure, a wide frequency band, and high sensitivity for acoustic signal measurement, an acoustic sensor based on a silicon-based grooved microring resonator is proposed. In this paper, the effective refractive index method and the finite element method are used to analyze the optical characteristics of a grooved microring resonator, and the size of the sensor is optimized. The theoretical analysis results show that, when the bending radius reaches 10 μm, the theoretical quality factor is about 106, the sensitivity is 3.14 mV/Pa, and the 3 dB bandwidth is 430 MHz, which is three orders of magnitude larger based on the sensitivity of the silicon-based cascaded resonator acoustic sensor. The sensor exhibits high sensitivity and can be used in hydrophones. The small size of the sensor also shows its potential application in the field of array integration.

Formation of Regular Domain Structures in Quenched Ferroelectrics Under the Influence of an External High-frequency Electric Field

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.I. Stefanovich ◽  
O.Y. Mazur ◽  
V.V. Sobolev
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Niobate ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Domain Structure ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Evolution Equations ◽  
Regular Domain ◽  
Field Frequency ◽  
Domain Structures ◽  
Alternating Electric Field ◽  
Lithium Niobate Crystals

Introduction: Within the framework of the phenomenological theory of phase transitions of the second kind of Ginzburg-Landau, the kinetics of ordering of a rapidly quenched highly nonequilibrium domain structure is considered using the lithium tantalate and lithium niobate crystals as an example. Experimental: Using the statistical approach, evolution equations describing the formation of the domain structure under the influence of a high-frequency alternating electric field in the form of a standing wave were obtained. Numerical analysis has shown the possibility of forming thermodynamically stable mono- and polydomain structures. It turned out that the process of relaxation of the system to the state of thermodynamic equilibrium can proceed directly or with the formation of intermediate quasi-stationary polydomain asymmetric phases. Results: It is shown that the formation of Regular Domain Structures (RDS) is of a threshold character and occurs under the influence of an alternating electric field with an amplitude less than the critical value, whose value depends on the field frequency. The conditions for the formation of RDSs with a micrometer spatial scale were determined. Conclusion: As shown by numerical studies, the RDSs obtained retain their stability, i.e. do not disappear even after turning off the external electric field. Qualitative analysis using lithium niobate crystals as an example has shown the possibility of RDSs formation in high-frequency fields with small amplitude under resonance conditions

Effects of non-axial electric field gradients on the ferromagnetic state of amorphous rare-earth alloys

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 629-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Hernandez ◽  
R. Ferrer ◽  
M. J. Zuckermann
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Ferromagnetic State ◽  
Rare Earth Alloys ◽  
Electric Field Gradients ◽  
Axial Electric Field ◽  
Ferromagnetic Alloys ◽  
Field Gradients ◽  
Ordered State

We discuss the influence of non-axial electric field gradients on the ordered state of amorphous ferromagnetic alloys containing rare-earth atoms.

scholarly journals Sensing Electrochemical Signals Using a Nitrogen-Vacancy Center in Diamond

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Hossein T. Dinani ◽  
Enrique Muñoz ◽  
Jeronimo R. Maze
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electron Spin ◽  
Electrolyte Solution ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Coherence Time ◽  
Nitrogen Vacancy ◽  
Local Concentration ◽  
Concentration Of Ions ◽  
Nv Center

Chemical sensors with high sensitivity that can be used under extreme conditions and can be miniaturized are of high interest in science and industry. The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is an ideal candidate as a nanosensor due to the long coherence time of its electron spin and its optical accessibility. In this theoretical work, we propose the use of an NV center to detect electrochemical signals emerging from an electrolyte solution, thus obtaining a concentration sensor. For this purpose, we propose the use of the inhomogeneous dephasing rate of the electron spin of the NV center (1/T2★) as a signal. We show that for a range of mean ionic concentrations in the bulk of the electrolyte solution, the electric field fluctuations produced by the diffusional fluctuations in the local concentration of ions result in dephasing rates that can be inferred from free induction decay measurements. Moreover, we show that for a range of concentrations, the electric field generated at the position of the NV center can be used to estimate the concentration of ions.

scholarly journals High-Q-Factor Tunable Silica-Based Microring Resonators

Photonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Yue-Xin Yin ◽  
Xiao-Pei Zhang ◽  
Xiao-Jie Yin ◽  
Yue Li ◽  
Xin-Ru Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Communications ◽  
Microring Resonator ◽  
Microring Resonators ◽  
Q Factor ◽  
Notch Depth ◽  
Critical Coupling ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Coupling Condition ◽  
High Q ◽  
Racetrack Resonator

A high-Q-factor tunable silica-based microring resonator (MRR) is demonstrated. To meet the critical-coupling condition, a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) as the tunable coupler was integrated with a racetrack resonator. Then, 40 mW electronic power was applied on the microheater on the arm of MZI, and a maximal notch depth of about 13.84 dB and a loaded Q factor of 4.47 × 106 were obtained. The proposed MRR shows great potential in practical application for optical communications and integrated optics.

AEROSOL CHARGING IN ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 951-952
Author(s):  
M. LACKOWSKI ◽  
A. JAWOREK ◽  
A. KRUPA
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Alternating Electric Field ◽  
Aerosol Charging
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