Optical ring resonators for biochemical and chemical sensing

• Published in: Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Vol. 399; no. 1; pp. 205 - 211
• Main Authors: Sun, Yuze, Fan, Xudong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01-01-2011; Springer-Verlag; Springer
• Subjects: Analytical Chemistry; Animals; Biochemical Phenomena; Biochemistry; Biological sensors; Biosensing Techniques - instrumentation; Biosensing Techniques - methods; Biosensors; Capillarity; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemical detectors; Chemical sensors; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Design and construction; DNA - analysis; Equipment Design; Exact sciences and technology; Food Science; Gases - analysis; General, instrumentation; Humans; Identification and classification; Laboratory Medicine; Measurement; Methods; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Optical detectors; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Properties; Proteins - analysis; Refractive index; Resonators; Structure; Trends; Vapor sensors; Vapors; United States; Biological sensors; Chemical sensors; Vapor sensors; Optical ring resonators; Design; Review; Chemical sensor; Detection; Application; Research and development
• ISSN: 1618-2642; 1618-2650
• DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4237-z

In the past few years optical ring resonators have emerged as a new sensing technology for highly sensitive detection of analytes in liquid or gas. This article introduces the ring resonator sensing principle, describes various ring resonator sensor designs, reviews the current state of the field, and presents an outlook of possible applications and related research and development directions. [graphic removed]