Grating Coupler Sensor Ship - OW2400 8x12
Grating Coupler Sensor Ship - OW2400 8x12
Introduction
The optical grating coupler sensor responds to the
changeofopticalrefractiveindexoftheliquidorgas
covermediumandtotheadsorptionorbindingof
moleculesonthesurface.
Theopticalgratingcouplersensorchipisbasedona
fineopticalgratingpreparedonathinwaveguidelayer
carriedbyaglasssubstrate.Theopticalgratingcouples
thelightofaHe-Nelaseratagivenresonanceangle
intothewaveguidelayer.Thisincouplingangleisvery
sensitivetothepresenceofadsorbedmoleculesand
to any change of refractive index of the medium
coveri ng the surface of the chi p. By preci se
measurementoftheincouplingangle,theamountof
theadsorbedmaterialcanbedeterminedwithultra
highsensit ivity.OW2400cchipimplementsacoating
layer on the waveguide surface, that modifies the
optical,chemicalorbiochemicalpropertiesofthechip
totherequiredextent.
OW2400sensorchipsareusedinhigh-resolutionoptical
waveguidelightmodespectroscopy(OWLS).
Main Biosensing Applications
Adsorptionofproteinsatsurfaces
Ligand/receptorbinding(antibody/antigen)
Immunosensing
Drugscreening
Protein-lipidbilayerinteractions
Protein-DNAinteractions
Molecularself-assembly&nanoscience
Analysisofassociationanddissociationkinetics
Kineticsofadhesion,growthandspreadingof
livingcells
Foodmonitoring
Integrated Optical Chemical and Biochemical Sensors
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
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OW 2400
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Diffraction Grating
Surface relief structure:
depth~20 nm
Grating periodicity:
2400lines/mm(0,4166m)
Grating area dimensions:
length(l)~2mm
length(L)=12mm
Grating lines direction:
paralleltothelongeredgeofthesensorchip
Dot-mark:
diffractiongratingisuppermost,whendotmarkor
numberisintheupperrightcorner
Planar Monomode Waveguide
Waveguide material (SOL-GEL)
Si
x
Ti
(1-x)
O
2
,wherex=0,250,05
Waveguide film
refractiveindex(n
F
)=1,770,03
thickness (d
F
)=170-220nm
Substrate glass slide
length(L)=12mm
width(w)=8mm
thickness(H)=0,50mm
refractiveindex(n
S
)=1,53
Othersubstratesizesareavailableonrequest.
OW 2400c - Coating on the Sensor Surface
Fullcoverageofthesurfaceisstandard,whilepartly
coverageisavailableonrequest.
Thin films (~10 nm):
SiO
2
;TiO
2
;Ta
2
O
5
;ITO;ZrO
2
;Al
2
O
3
Otherdielectriccoatingsareavailableonrequest
Thick films:
PTFE,siliconeetc.forpassivation
Functionalization:
SilanizationwithAPTS
Otherfunctionalizationsareavailableonrequest,
forupdatedinformationseeourwebsite.
I
Dot mark
F (waveguide film)
S (substrate glass)
Grating
W
L
H