Single-shot on-chip spectral sensors based on photonic crystal slabs

Wang, Zhu; Yi, Soongyu; Chen, Ang; Zhou, Ming; Luk, Ting Shan; James, Anthony; Nogan, John; Ross, Willard; Joe, Graham; Shahsafi, Alireza; Wang, Ken Xingze; Kats, Mikhail A.; Yu, Zongfu

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08994-5

Single-shot on-chip spectral sensors based on photonic crystal slabs

Journal Article · Mon Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08994-5· OSTI ID:1624139

Wang, Zhu ^[1]; Yi, Soongyu ^[2]; Chen, Ang ^[2]; ^[2]; Luk, Ting Shan ^[3]; James, Anthony ^[3]; Nogan, John ^[3]; Ross, Willard ^[3]; Joe, Graham ^[2]; Shahsafi, Alireza ^[2]; Wang, Ken Xingze ^[4]; Kats, Mikhail A. ^[2]; Yu, Zongfu ^[2]

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering; DOE/OSTI
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China). Dept. of Physics

Miniaturized spectrometers have significant potential for portable applications such as consumer electronics, health care, and manufacturing. These applications demand low cost and high spectral resolution, and are best enabled by single-shot free-space-coupled spectrometers that also have sufficient spatial resolution. Here, we demonstrate an on-chip spectrometer that can satisfy all of these requirements. Our device uses arrays of photodetectors, each of which has a unique responsivity with rich spectral features. These responsivities are created by complex optical interference in photonic-crystal slabs positioned immediately on top of the photodetector pixels. The spectrometer is completely complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) compatible and can be mass produced at low cost.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1624139

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2041-1723

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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