• Free-standing tantalum pentoxide waveguides for gas sensing in the mid-infrared 

      Vlk, Marek; Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastian; Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil; Aksnes, Astrid; Jagerska, Jana (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-23)
      Typical applications of integrated photonics in the mid-infrared (MIR) are different from near-infrared (telecom) range and, in many instances, they involve chemical sensing through MIR spectroscopy. Such applications necessitate tailored designs of optical waveguides. Both cross-sectional designs and processing methods of MIR waveguides have been a subject of extensive research, where material ...
    • Sensitive on-chip methane detection with a cryptophane-A cladded Mach-Zehnder interferometer 

      Dullo, Firehun Tsige; Lindecrantz, Susan; Jagerska, Jana; Hansen, Jørn H; Engqvist, Stig Olov Magnus; Solbø, Stian; Hellesø, Olav Gaute (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-24)
      We report a methane sensor based on an integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer, which is cladded by a styrene-acrylonitrile film incorporating cryptophane-A. Cryptophane-A is a supramolecular compound able to selectively trap methane, and its presence in the cladding leads to a 17-fold sensitivity enhancement. Our approach, based on 3 cm-long low-loss Si3N4 rib waveguides, results in a detection limit ...
    • Sol-Gel Thin Film Processing for Integrated Waveguide Sensors 

      Alberti, Sebastian; Jagerska, Jana (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-05)
      Integrated opto-chemical sensors present great advantages in comparison to the current lab equipment. They bring portability, reduced costs, facilitate in-situ measurements, as well as largely reduced sample volumes. In this quest, standard processing protocols over established materials, such as silicon nitride, silicon, silicon dioxide, titanium oxide, and even a wide variety of polymers have so ...
    • Sub-ppm Methane Detection with Mid-Infrared Slot Waveguides 

      Yallew, Henock Demessie; Vlk, Marek; Datta, Anurup; Alberti, Sebastian; Zakoldaev, Roman A.; Høvik, Jens; Aksnes, Astrid; Jagerska, Jana (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-21)
      Hybrid integration of photonic chips with electronic and micromechanical circuits is projected to bring about miniature, but still highly accurate and reliable, laser spectroscopic sensors for both climate research and industrial applications. However, the sensitivity of chip-scale devices has been limited by immature and lossy photonic waveguides, weak light–analyte interaction, and etalon effects ...