On-Chip Detection Using Optical Fibers

In the early 2000s, researchers began to incorporate fiber optics with the LOG for doing on-chip detection. The number of publications involving on-chip detection using optical fibers has been growing exponentially each year [5],... 

The next most popular configuration for performing on-chip detection uses optical fibers in close proximity to the detection zone as summarized in Table 2 and shown in Fig. 2. The input fiber and the receiving fiber tips are usually within 1 mm of the chip surface. In some cases, lenses and filters are used to focus and/or collect the light. Other system components such as light... 

On-Chip Detection Using Optical Fibers, Table 1 Embedded fiber types of on- chip detectors ... 

Applications of On-Chip Detection Using Optical Fibers... 

Nearly all of the published studies in on-chip detection using optical fibers were conducted after the year 2000. Most of the work to date has been performed at universities in North America (Canada and the United States), Europe (Denmark, Germany, Poland, and United Kingdom), and East Asia (Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan). 

On-Chip Detection Using Optical Fibers, Rgure 2 Proximity fiber device with source and detection fibers above and beiow the detection zone on the chip (top). Exampie of a commerciai fiber with jacketing, coior coding and connectors (bottom)... 

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