Abstract
Planar microdisk optical resonators fabricated from Ge$_{23}$Sb$_{7}$S$_{70}$ chalcogenide glass on a silicon substrate are applied for
cavity-enhanced spectroscopic measurement of chemical molecular absorption
fingerprint. A 0.02 cm$^{- 1}$ detection limit for these devices is demonstrated. This detection
limit represents a threefold improvement as compared to a straight waveguide
sensor, while the physical device length is reduced by 40-fold. The
reduction in device footprint with enhanced sensitivity makes the structure
attractive for “sensor-on-a-chip” device applications.
We also present a design optimization approach for cavity-enhanced IR
absorption spectroscopy using traveling-wave resonators, which indicates
that further performance improvement can be achieved in optimally coupled,
low-loss resonant cavities.
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