| Authors: | H. Zhao, B. Baumgartner, A. Raza, A. Skirtach, B. Lendl, R. Baets | | Title: | Multiplex volatile organic compound Raman sensing with nanophotonic slot waveguides functionalized with a mesoporous enrichment layer | | Format: | International Journal | | Publication date: | 1/2020 | | Journal/Conference/Book: | Optics Letters
| | Editor/Publisher: | OSA Publishing, | | Volume(Issue): | 45(2) p.447-450 | | DOI: | 10.1364/OL.379469 | | Citations: | 22 (Dimensions.ai - last update: 21/12/2025)
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Abstract
We report, to the best of our knowledge, the first Raman sensor for broadband vapor-phase volatile organic compounds (VOCs) based on silicon nitride waveguides functionalized with a mesoporous silica top-cladding. The Raman response of low-concentration VOC gases is evanescently probed via a centimeter-long functionalized slot waveguide. Thanks to the four-orders-of-magnitude concentration factor offered by the mesoporous coating, the detection limit of acetone, ethanol, and isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is determined to be 594, 157, and 53 ppm, respectively, with 1 s measurement time in the current setup. Capable of multiplex gas sensing in a complex matrix through fast and reversible adsorption, the demonstration paves the way to on-site continuous VOC monitoring. Related Research Topics
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