Optical Waveguide Sensor Devices and Methods For Making and Using Them
First Claim
1. An optical waveguide sensor device, comprising:
- a substrate;
a device layer disposed on the substrate, the device layer comprisingone or more sensing optical waveguides, each sensing optical waveguide having a core formed from a polymer material or an organic/silicate hybrid material; and
one or more inert inorganic optical waveguides operatively coupled to at least one of the sensing optical waveguides.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to optical waveguide sensor devices. One aspect of the present invention is an optical waveguide sensor device, comprising a substrate; and a device layer disposed on the substrate. The device layer includes one or more sensing optical waveguides, each sensing optical waveguide having a core formed from a polymer material or an organic/silicate hybrid material; and one or more inert inorganic optical waveguides operatively coupled to at least one of the sensing optical waveguides. Another aspect of the present invention is an optical waveguide sensor device, comprising a substrate; and a device layer disposed on the substrate. The device layer includes one or more sensing optical waveguides, each sensing optical waveguide having a core formed from a polymer material or an organic/silicate hybrid material; and one or more electronic devices operatively coupled to at least one of the sensing optical waveguides. The present invention can provide devices having higher sensitivity, smaller size and/or more convenient fabrication than those provided by the prior art.
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16 Claims
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1. An optical waveguide sensor device, comprising:
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a substrate; a device layer disposed on the substrate, the device layer comprising one or more sensing optical waveguides, each sensing optical waveguide having a core formed from a polymer material or an organic/silicate hybrid material; and one or more inert inorganic optical waveguides operatively coupled to at least one of the sensing optical waveguides. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of making an optical waveguide sensor device, comprising:
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providing a substrate; forming a device layer disposed on the surface of the substrate, the device layer comprising one or more sensing optical waveguides, each sensing optical waveguide having a core formed from a polymer material or an organic/silicate hybrid material; and one or more inert inorganic optical waveguides operatively coupled to at least one of the sensing optical waveguides. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of detecting an analyte, comprising
providing optical waveguide sensor device, comprising: -
a substrate; and a device layer disposed on the substrate, the device layer comprising one or more sensing optical waveguides, each sensing optical waveguide having a core formed from a polymer material or an organic/silicate hybrid material responsive to the analyte; and one or more inert inorganic optical waveguides operatively coupled to at least one of the sensing optical waveguides; passing an optical signal through at least one of the sensing optical waveguides, the optical signal overlapping the responsive wavelengths of the at least one sensing optical waveguide; and detecting the optical signal after it emerges from the at least one sensing optical waveguide.
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