Polymer microrings for biosensing in the visible and near-IR wavelength region

Research Area: Lab-on-a-chip label-free biosensors

Main Researcher: Rodica Morarescu

Polymer ring resonators have the potential of being extremely cheap to fabricate. Moreover, when they are operated in the visible wavelength range, they can be combined with cheap off-the-shelf light sources and detectors, resulting in very cheap read-out instruments.

This research takes place in collaboration with Dalian University, China, which provides the polymer.

Other people involved:

• Rodica Morarescu

Publications

International Journals


1. H. Lv, Y. Liang, Z. Wu, X. Han, G. Morthier, M. Zhao, Polymer-based microring resonator with MMI coupler operating at very near infrared wavelengths, Applied Sciences, 8(13), Switzerland, p.2715 doi:10.3390/app9132715 (2019).
2. Y. Liang, M. Zhao, Z. Wu, G. Morthier, Investigation of Grating-Assisted Trimodal Interferometer Biosensors Based on a Polymer Platform, Sensors, 18, p.9 pages doi:10.3390/s18051502 (2018)  .
3. X. Han, X. Han, Y. Shao, Z. Wu, Y. Liang, J. Teng, S. Bo, G. Morthier, M. Zhao, Polymer Integrated Waveguide Optical Biosensor by Using Spectral Splitting Effect, Photonic Sensors, doi:10.1007/s13320-017-0395-3 (2017)  .
4. Yuchen Shao, Xiuyou Han, Zhili Lu, Zhenlin Wu, Jie Teng, Jinyan Wang, G. Morthier, Mingshan Zhao, Optimal design of 850 nm 2x2 Multimode Interference Polymer Waveguide Coupler by Imprint Technique, Photonic Sensors, 6(3), p.234-242 doi:10.1007/s13320-016-0341-9 (2016)  .
5. R. Morarescu, P. Pal, N. Teigell Beneitez, J. Missine, G. Van Steenberge, P. Bienstman, G. Morthier, Fabrication and Characterization of High-Optical-Quality-Factor Hybrid Polymer Microring Resonators Operating at Very Near Infrared Wavelengths, IEEE Photonics Journal, 8, p.6600409 doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2016.2544641 (2016)  .