Dye-based photonic sensing systems.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Aparicio, Francisco J.; Alcaire, María; González-Elipe, Agustín R.; Barranco, Angel; Holgado, Miguel; Casquel, Rafael; Sanza, Francisco J.; Griol, Amadeu; Bernier, Damien; Dortu, Fabian; Cáceres, Santiago; Antelius, Mikael; Lapisa, Martin; Sohlström, Hans; Niklaus, Frank
- Source
- Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical. Jun2016, Vol. 228, p649-657. 9p.
- Subject
- *PHOTONICS
*ULTRAVIOLET radiation
*FABRICATION (Manufacturing)
*NANOCOMPOSITE materials
*THIN films analysis
- Language
- ISSN
- 0925-4005
We report on dye-based photonic sensing systems which are fabricated and packaged at wafer scale. For the first time luminescent organic nanocomposite thin-films deposited by plasma technology are integrated in photonic sensing systems as active sensing elements. The realized dye-based photonic sensors include an environmental NO 2 sensor and a sunlight ultraviolet light (UV) A + B sensor. The luminescent signal from the nanocomposite thin-films responds to changes in the environment and is selectively filtered by a photonic structure consisting of a Fabry–Perot cavity. The sensors are fabricated and packaged at wafer-scale, which makes the technology viable for volume manufacturing. Prototype photonic sensor systems have been tested in real-world scenarios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]