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    • Photonics
    • Chemical Sensing
    • Materials Science

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    • Methane detection is crucial for environmental monitoring and industrial safety.
    • Existing chip-scale sensors often lack the required sensitivity for low-concentration detection.
    • Integrated optical sensors offer potential for miniaturization and high performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a highly sensitive methane sensor using integrated photonics.
    • To leverage supramolecular chemistry for enhanced gas detection capabilities.
    • To achieve a low detection limit for methane using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer using low-loss silicon nitride (Si3N4) rib waveguides.
    • Incorporation of cryptophane-A, a methane-selective supramolecular compound, into a styrene-acrylonitrile cladding film.
    • Characterization of the sensor's response to methane gas.

    Main Results:

    • The integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer sensor demonstrated a 17-fold increase in sensitivity due to cryptophane-A.
    • A methane detection limit as low as 17 parts per million (ppm) was achieved.
    • The sensor performance is 1-2 orders of magnitude better than typical low-cost chip-scale sensors.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed sensor shows significant promise for sensitive and selective methane detection.
    • The integration of supramolecular compounds with photonic devices is an effective strategy for enhancing sensor performance.
    • This technology offers a pathway towards next-generation, high-performance, low-cost methane sensors.