CMOS nanophotonic sensor with integrated readout system
CMOS nanophotonic sensor with integrated readout system
The measurement of nanophotonic sensors currently requires the use of external measuring equipment for their readout such as an optical spectrum analyser (OSA), spectrophotometer or detectors. This requirement of external laboratory based measuring equipment creates a "chip-in-a-lab" dilemma and hinders the use of nanophotonic sensors in practical applications. Making nanophotonic sensors usable in everyday life requires miniaturization of not only the sensor chip itself but also the equipment used for its measurement. In this paper, we have removed the need of external measuring equipment by monolithically integrating 1D grating structures with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuit having an array of photodiodes. By doing so, we get a direct electrical read-out of the refractive index changes induced when applying different analytes to grating structures. The gratings are made of CMOS compatible silicon nitride. Employing a nanophotonic sensor made of CMOS compatible material allows fabrication of the integrated sensor chip in a commercial CMOS foundry, enabling mass production for commercialization with low cost. Our results present a significant step towards transforming present laboratory based nanophotonic sensors into practical portable devices to enable applications away from the analytical laboratory. We anticipate the work will have a major impact on technology for personalized medicine, environmental and industrial sensing.
CMOS technology, Detectors, Diffraction gratings, Gratings, Nanophotonics, Optical sensors, Optoelectronics, Photodetectors, Semiconductor device measurement, Sensor systems, Sensors
Shakoor, Abdul
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Cheah, Boon Chong
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Al-Rawhani, Mohammed A.
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Grande, Marco
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Grant, James
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Gouveia, Luiz
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Cumming, David R.S.
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Shakoor, Abdul
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Cheah, Boon Chong
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Al-Rawhani, Mohammed A.
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Grande, Marco
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Grant, James
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Gouveia, Luiz
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Cumming, David R.S.
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Shakoor, Abdul, Cheah, Boon Chong, Al-Rawhani, Mohammed A., Grande, Marco, Grant, James, Gouveia, Luiz and Cumming, David R.S.
(2018)
CMOS nanophotonic sensor with integrated readout system.
IEEE Sensors Journal.
(doi:10.1109/JSEN.2018.2870255).
Abstract
The measurement of nanophotonic sensors currently requires the use of external measuring equipment for their readout such as an optical spectrum analyser (OSA), spectrophotometer or detectors. This requirement of external laboratory based measuring equipment creates a "chip-in-a-lab" dilemma and hinders the use of nanophotonic sensors in practical applications. Making nanophotonic sensors usable in everyday life requires miniaturization of not only the sensor chip itself but also the equipment used for its measurement. In this paper, we have removed the need of external measuring equipment by monolithically integrating 1D grating structures with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuit having an array of photodiodes. By doing so, we get a direct electrical read-out of the refractive index changes induced when applying different analytes to grating structures. The gratings are made of CMOS compatible silicon nitride. Employing a nanophotonic sensor made of CMOS compatible material allows fabrication of the integrated sensor chip in a commercial CMOS foundry, enabling mass production for commercialization with low cost. Our results present a significant step towards transforming present laboratory based nanophotonic sensors into practical portable devices to enable applications away from the analytical laboratory. We anticipate the work will have a major impact on technology for personalized medicine, environmental and industrial sensing.
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Accepted/In Press date: 18 September 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 September 2018
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CMOS technology, Detectors, Diffraction gratings, Gratings, Nanophotonics, Optical sensors, Optoelectronics, Photodetectors, Semiconductor device measurement, Sensor systems, Sensors
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Abdul Shakoor
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Boon Chong Cheah
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Mohammed A. Al-Rawhani
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Marco Grande
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James Grant
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Luiz Gouveia
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David R.S. Cumming
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