Optically confined birefringent chalcopyrite heterostructure devices and operating methods
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1. An optical quantitative detection device comprising:
- a nonlinear waveguide sensor having a top cladding layer with a top surface for interacting with a target molecule;
a second waveguide;
a second cladding layer optically coupling the nonlinear waveguide sensor to the second waveguide, wherein optical excitation of the sensor and optical excitation of the second waveguide enables quantitative spectral discrimination of a target molecule.
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An optical quantitative detection device comprising: an optical quantitative detection device comprising: a nonlinear/birefringent waveguide sensor with a top surface for interacting with a target molecule, wherein optical excitation of the sensor enables quantitative, spectral discrimination of the target molecule.
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1. An optical quantitative detection device comprising:
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a nonlinear waveguide sensor having a top cladding layer with a top surface for interacting with a target molecule;
a second waveguide;
a second cladding layer optically coupling the nonlinear waveguide sensor to the second waveguide, wherein optical excitation of the sensor and optical excitation of the second waveguide enables quantitative spectral discrimination of a target molecule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
a plurality of sensor elements;
each sensor element sensitized for a particular molecular structure;
an optical waveguide optically coupled to the plurality of sensor elements enabling optical excitation of the plurality of sensor elements; and
a plurality of detectors wherein each one of the plurality of detectors is optically coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of sensor elements;
wherein optical excitation of the plurality of sensor elements enables discrimination of a target molecule.
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