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¹Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0291, USA. nan.jokerst@duke.edu

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Miniaturized, portable sensing systems are advancing with chip-scale integration of microresonator sensors. This enables highly sensitive, customizable optical sensors for diverse applications in medicine and environmental monitoring.

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Area of Science:

Optoelectronics
Nanotechnology
Chemical Sensing

Background:

Miniaturized, portable sensing systems are crucial for applications in medicine, environmental monitoring, and security.
The integration of sensors with electronic, photonic, and fluidic components is key to developing self-contained chip-scale sensing systems.
Planar optical sensors, especially microresonator sensors, offer advantages like small size, high sensitivity, and surface customization.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the integration of microresonator sensors at the chip scale.
To combine microresonator sensors with photonic input/output components and microfluidics for portable sensing systems.

Main Methods:

Utilizing conventional semiconductor fabrication technologies for planar integration.
Focusing on the development of chip-scale integrated sensing systems.

Main Results:

Microresonator sensors are well-suited for chip-scale integration due to their properties.
Integration enables the creation of compact and sensitive sensing platforms.

Conclusions:

Chip-scale integration of microresonator sensors with photonic and microfluidic components is a promising path toward self-contained, portable sensing systems.
This approach has significant potential for advancing sensing technologies in various fields.