Faculty Publications
Permanent URI for this communityhttps://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/18736
Publications by NITK Faculty
Browse
7 results
Search Results
Item Porous-Silicon Assisted Hybrid Plasmonic Slot Waveguide Based On-Chip Ethanol Sensor(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022) Reddy, S.K.; Singh, M.Refractive index (RI) sensors have an overarching compass jutting into the biological and chemical fields and hence are efficacious. The evinced work appertains with an infra-red (IR)-band ethanol sensor, perceived with a Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor-Insulator-Metal (MISIM) waveguide structure consisting of porous-silicon as the absorbing/sensing medium. It is validated through modeling, and numerical simulations that the enhanced electric field confined into a low index slot undergoes a red-shift in wavelength in the presence of harmful ethanol. The red-shift in wavelength can be controlled by changing the silicon porosity and the physical dimensions of the hybrid waveguide. With finite-element-method based COMSOL Multiphysics simulations, we have obtained the optimized metrics of the sensor namely sensitivity (S TM) = 400.43-612.43 nm/RIU, figure of merit (FoM) = 12.42-19.46/RIU, and quality factor (Q-factor) = 46.8-52.9, for 10% to 25% p-Si porosity. The fabrication stages of the on-chip sensor are also articulated in brief. The detailed assessment shows that this sensor is a feasible choice for ethanol detection in hazardous environments. © 2001-2012 IEEE.Item Nanoscale Tapered Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguide for On-Chip Silicon Photonics(Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2022) Reddy, S.K.; Singh, M.Plasmonic waveguides which deploy surface plasmon-polariton (SPP) waves are of colossal interest to the researchers with their ability to realize and integrate nanophotonic circuits beyond the diffraction limit. In order to subjugate the demerits of plasmonic and dielectric waveguides, the light guided by plasmonic and dielectric waveguides are coupled to form hybrid plasmonic waveguide (HPWG). In this work, we have simulated a nanoscale tapered plasmonic waveguide (Au-SiO2-Si) using COMSOL Multiphysics software in the telecommunication C-band. The proposed waveguide shows better normalized effective mode area (Aeff/A= 0.056), enhanced electric field confinement, and long propagation length (Lp = 101.55 μm) with h= 350 nm, WAu = 100 nm, WSlot=20 nm, WSi = 220 nm, and ht=150 nm. The finite element method based approach shows that this enounced waveguide is a feasible choice for the future on-chip nanophotonic devices. © 2021, Springer Nature B.V.Item Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguide Based Platform for Refractive Index and Temperature Sensing(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022) Sahu, S.K.; Reddy, S.K.; Singh, M.; Avrutin, E.A nanoscale 3D hybrid plasmonic waveguide (HPWG) refractive index-cum-temperature sensor has been proposed and simulated in this work. The aqueous analyte (benzene C6H6) sensing is possible over the wavelength range from 1.18∼μ m to 2.2∼μ m. A well-known refractive index (RI) sensing method (or wavelength interrogation) is considered for the proposed Si-TiO2-SiO2-Au nanostructure. The sensor design includes, titanium dioxide (TiO2) layer deposited over the silicon dioxide to enhance the overall sensitivity of the HPWG sensor. The finite element method (FEM) based 3D-numerical simulations are performed for an IR band signal, predicting 1022.75 nm/RIU device sensitivity and 2.95 nm/°C temperature sensitivity. The proposed sensor is suitable for next-generation on-chip biochemical sensing applications with nanoscale dimensions, low cost, and high sensitivity. © 1989-2012 IEEE.Item High-Performance All-Optical Hybrid Plasmonic Switch Using Zn-Doped Cadmium Oxide(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023) Sahu, S.K.; Singh, M.In this article, a novel hybrid plasmonic waveguide (HPWG)-based all-optical switch (AOS) using zinc-doped cadmium oxide (ZnCdO) is reported and numerically investigated with the finite-element method. This oxide layer, which is a well-known transparent conductive oxide (TCO), can be switched from a dielectric to a metallic phase by electrical tuning the refractive index. The mobility of free-carrier concentration is highly magnified with a nonlinear optical effect induced by the epsilon-near-zero material near the telecommunication wavelength. We have simulated the plasmonic switch using the COMSOL Multiphysics simulator, predicting 13.75 dB extinction ratio (ER), 0.5 dB insertion loss (IL), and 27.5 figure-of-merit (FoM) at 1.55 \mu \text{m} wavelength. We also performed the reliability study by varying parameters, such as the width and height of the waveguide, which affect the performance of the on-chip switch design. In addition, the proposed AOS can be easily integrated with future silicon photonic circuits for ultrafast switching applications. © 1973-2012 IEEE.Item Hybrid Plasmonic Circular Aperture Waveguide for Blood Glucose Sensing(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024) Vankalkunti, S.; Singh, N.; Singh, M.A novel approach for blood glucose (or blood sugar) sensing utilizing a hybrid plasmonic circular aperture waveguide (HPCAW)-based nanostructure is proposed. The reported sensor combines the unique optical properties of plasmonic waveguides and circular aperture to achieve higher sensitivity and specificity in glucose detection. The HPCAW structure is designed to efficiently confine and propagate surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) along the circular aperture, enabling enhanced light-matter interaction within the sensing region. Through rigorous numerical simulations and validation, we demonstrate the superior performance of the HPCAW sensor in terms of sensitivity (391.72 nm/RIU), figure of merit (FOM) (7.08 RIU-1), and detection accuracy (DA) (0.018 nm-1) compared to conventional glucose sensing techniques. Moreover, the proposed sensor offers inherent advantages, such as label-free detection, compact footprint, and compatibility with microfluidic systems. HPCAW provides a promising platform for the next-generation blood glucose monitoring applications with potential clinical translation. 1558-1748 © 2024 IEEE.Item Temperature Detection Using Plasmonic Waveguide Ring Resonator: Design and Analysis(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024) Nausheen, T.A.; Nikhilesh Kumar, C.; Khanna, A.; Singh, M.A 3-D-hybrid plasmonic waveguide (HPWG) cascaded ring resonator-based temperature sensor is studied in the infrared (IR) spectral regime. The proposed design achieves high sensitivity and precision in temperature measurements by integrating the unique properties of plasmonic and photonics. The HPWG enhances the interaction between the optical field and the surrounding environment, while the cascaded ring resonators provide a compact and efficient means of modulating the optical signal in response to temperature changes. Our theoretical analysis and numerical simulations demonstrate that the device exhibits a significant shift in resonance wavelength with temperature variations, leading to an enhanced sensitivity (0.37 nm/K) compared to traditional photonic sensors. The potential applications of this temperature sensor span various fields, including environmental monitoring, biomedical diagnostics, and industrial process control. It offers a promising solution for advanced temperature sensing with improved performance and miniaturization. © 1973-2012 IEEE.Item High-Q Plasmonic Resonator for Volatile Organic Compound Detection(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025) Mehta, S.; Shivaputra, S.; Ramesh, S.; Mandi, M.V.; Singh, M.A hybrid plasmonic waveguide (HPWG)-based resonator designs are studied for on-chip detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The HPWG, which combines dielectric and metallic layers, significantly enhances the confinement of electromagnetic field, leading to increased interaction between the guided light and the surrounding analytes. The system achieves high spectral sensitivity and narrow linewidth by integrating multiple microring resonators in a cascaded configuration. This is critical for distinguishing small changes in the refractive index (RI) associated with different VOCs. Finite element method (FEM) simulations demonstrate the superior sensing performance of a proposed device, showing a spectral sensitivity of 469.5 nm/RIU and a quality factor (QF) of 518.75. The compact design and high sensitivity make this sensor an excellent candidate for on-chip VOC monitoring in industrial safety, as well as portable breath sensors to detect VOC biomarkers for early disease diagnosis. © IEEE. 1973-2012 IEEE.