Conference paper
Polymer-coated vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode vapor sensor
Nanophotonic Devices, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark3
Polymer Microsystems for Cell Processing Group, Polymer Micro and Nano Engineering Section, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark4
Polymer Micro and Nano Engineering Section, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark5
Nanoprobes Group, NanoSystemsEngineering Section, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark6
NanoSystemsEngineering Section, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark7
Quantum and Laser Photonics, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark8
We report a new method for monitoring vapor concentration of volatile organic compounds using a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). The VCSEL is coated with a polymer thin film on the top distributed Bragg reflector (DBR). The analyte absorption is transduced to the electrical domain through modulation of the VCSEL output power as the polymer swell.
We have investigated the responsivity of this technique experimentally using a plasma polymerized polystyrene coating and explain the results theoretically as a reflectance modulation of the top DBR.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | SPIE |
Year: | 2010 |
Pages: | 76150A-10 |
Proceedings: | Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XIV SPIE Conference |
ISSN: | 1996756x and 0277786x |
Types: | Conference paper |
DOI: | 10.1117/12.841935 |
ORCIDs: | Ansbæk, Thor , Nielsen, Claus Højgaard , Larsen, Niels Bent , Boisen, Anja , Chung, Il-Sug and Yvind, Kresten |