This paper presents a biosensor utilizing a whispering gallery mode(WGM)resonator characterized by azimuthal symmetry and crescent-shaped coatings of silver.The study investigates the impact of the coupling gap on the...This paper presents a biosensor utilizing a whispering gallery mode(WGM)resonator characterized by azimuthal symmetry and crescent-shaped coatings of silver.The study investigates the impact of the coupling gap on the extinction ratio and Q-factor of the setup.The resonator is coated with silver in crescent shapes,ranging from 40 nm to 65 nm in thickness.Coupling is achieved with a silica waveguide,simulating the tapered fiber coupling method.Notably,the resonator exhibits a maximum sensitivity of 220 nm/RIU when coated with 55-nm-thick silver in conjunction with a 4-nm-thick layer of thiol-tethered deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA).This biosensor holds promise for biomolecule detection applications.展开更多
基金supported by the Airlangga University through Mandate Research Grant(Nos.216/UN3.15/PT/2022 and 217/UN3.15/PT/2022)。
文摘This paper presents a biosensor utilizing a whispering gallery mode(WGM)resonator characterized by azimuthal symmetry and crescent-shaped coatings of silver.The study investigates the impact of the coupling gap on the extinction ratio and Q-factor of the setup.The resonator is coated with silver in crescent shapes,ranging from 40 nm to 65 nm in thickness.Coupling is achieved with a silica waveguide,simulating the tapered fiber coupling method.Notably,the resonator exhibits a maximum sensitivity of 220 nm/RIU when coated with 55-nm-thick silver in conjunction with a 4-nm-thick layer of thiol-tethered deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA).This biosensor holds promise for biomolecule detection applications.