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Grating Coupler Sensor Chip Overview

This document provides the technical specifications for the OW 2400c coated optical waveguide grating coupler sensor chip. The chip uses a diffraction grating on a thin waveguide layer to couple light from a He-Ne laser into the waveguide. Changes in the refractive index of the covering medium or adsorption of molecules on the surface can be detected based on shifts in the coupling angle. The chip specifications include details on the grating, waveguide material and dimensions, substrate material, and available coating options. The sensor chips are intended for high-resolution optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy and various biosensing applications.

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Grating Coupler Sensor Chip Overview

This document provides the technical specifications for the OW 2400c coated optical waveguide grating coupler sensor chip. The chip uses a diffraction grating on a thin waveguide layer to couple light from a He-Ne laser into the waveguide. Changes in the refractive index of the covering medium or adsorption of molecules on the surface can be detected based on shifts in the coupling angle. The chip specifications include details on the grating, waveguide material and dimensions, substrate material, and available coating options. The sensor chips are intended for high-resolution optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy and various biosensing applications.

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MicroVacuum

Integrated Optical Chemical and Biochemical Sensors


presents

OW 2400c
COATED OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE GRATING COUPLER SENSOR CHIP
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
A (coating)
F (waveguide film )
Diffraction grating
Surface relief structure:
H S (substrate glass )
depth~20 nm
L Grating periodicity:
2400 lines/mm (0,4166 µm)
Introduction Grating area dimensions:
The optical grating coupler sensor responds to the length ( l )~2 mm
change of optical refractive index of the liquid or width (w)=16 mm
gas cover medium and to the adsorption or binding Grating lines direction:
of molecules on the surface. parallel to the short edge of the sensor chip
Dot-mark:
The optical grating coupler sensor chip is based diffraction grating is uppermost, when dot mark or
on a fine optical grating prepared on a thin number is in the upper right corner
waveguide layer carried by a glass substrate. The
optical grating couples the light of a He-Ne laser
at a given resonance angle into the waveguide Planar monomode waveguide
layer. This incoupling angle is very sensitive to the Waveguide material (SOL-GEL)
presence of adsorbed molecules and to any SixTi(1-x)O2 , where x=0,25±0,05
change of refractive index of the medium covering Waveguide film
the surface of the chip. By precise measurement refractive index (nF)=1,77±0,03
of the incoupling angle, the amount of the thickness (dF)=170-220 nm
adsorbed material can be determined with ultra Substrate glass slide
high sens it ivit y. OW 2400 chip implements a length (L)=48 mm
coating layer on the waveguide surface, that width (w)=16 mm
modifies the optical, chemical or biochemical thickness (H)=0,55 mm
properties of the chip to the required extent. refractive index (nS)=1,53
Other substrate sizes are available on request.
OW 2400c sensor chips are used in high-resolution
optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS).
Coating on the sensor surface
Full coverage of the surface is standard, while partly
Main biosensing applications coverage is available on request.
• Adsorption of proteins at surfaces Thin films (~10 nm):
• Ligand/receptor binding (antibody/antigen) SiO2; TiO2; Ta2O5; ITO; ZrO2
• Immunosensing Other dielectric coatings are available on request
• Drug screening Thick films:
• Protein - lipid bilayer interactions PTFE, silicone etc. for passivation
• Protein - DNA interactions Functionalization:
• Molecular self-assembly & nanoscience Silanization with APTS
• Analysis of association and dissociation kinetics Other functionalizations are available on request,
• Kinetics of adhesion, growth and spreading of for updated information see our web site.
animal cells
• Food monitoring
MicroVacuum Ltd.
Kerékgyártó u. 10., Budapest, H-1147, Hungary ; Tel: +36 1 252 1991; Fax: +36 1 221 7996
E-mail: info@microvacuum.com; Web: http://www.microvacuum.com/

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