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Theoretical Study Of Porous Silicon Waveguides And Their Applicability For Vapour Sensing

T. Hutter[1], N. Bamiedakis[2], and S. Elliott[1]
[1]Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK
[2]Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, UK
Published in 2010

The finite-element method (FEM) (COMSOL RF Module) has been employed for modal analyses of porous silicon (PSi) waveguides composed of a guiding layer of low porosity (high refractive index) on a cladding layer with higher porosity (lower refractive index). These can be made by switching the current density from a lower to a higher value during the electrochemical etching process. The applicability of these structures for vapour sensing is investigated and an extremely sensitive PSi-microring resonator is presented.

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