Design Optimized CMOS Compatible Hybrid Silicon MIM Waveguide Cavity for Label Free Sensing

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Main Authors: Khalilian, Alireza, Rad, Hima Nikafshan
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author Khalilian, Alireza
Rad, Hima Nikafshan
author_facet Khalilian, Alireza
Rad, Hima Nikafshan
contents We numerically design a hybrid plasmonic dielectric refractive index biosensor comprising ametal insulator metal (MIM) bus waveguide evanescently coupled to a silicon core resonator. The geometry is optimized with a genetic algorithm (GA) using Ansys Lumerical FDTD simulations, targeting maximal sensitivity and figure of merit while minimizing the resonance linewidth. The optimized device achieves a sensitivity of 1276 nm/RIU, a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 11.89nm, a quality factor of 221, and a figure of merit of 107 RIU1 (defined as S/FWHM). These results demonstrate precise discrimination of small refractive index variations and support the sensors applicability to label free biochemical and medical diagnostics.
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spellingShingle Design Optimized CMOS Compatible Hybrid Silicon MIM Waveguide Cavity for Label Free Sensing
Khalilian, Alireza
Rad, Hima Nikafshan
Instrumentation and Detectors
Optics
We numerically design a hybrid plasmonic dielectric refractive index biosensor comprising ametal insulator metal (MIM) bus waveguide evanescently coupled to a silicon core resonator. The geometry is optimized with a genetic algorithm (GA) using Ansys Lumerical FDTD simulations, targeting maximal sensitivity and figure of merit while minimizing the resonance linewidth. The optimized device achieves a sensitivity of 1276 nm/RIU, a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 11.89nm, a quality factor of 221, and a figure of merit of 107 RIU1 (defined as S/FWHM). These results demonstrate precise discrimination of small refractive index variations and support the sensors applicability to label free biochemical and medical diagnostics.
title Design Optimized CMOS Compatible Hybrid Silicon MIM Waveguide Cavity for Label Free Sensing
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.18291