Research Article

Design and Bulk Sensitivity Analysis of a Silicon Nitride Photonic Biosensor for Cancer Cell Detection

Table 4

Analysis of bulk sensitivity of rib-slot waveguide with 250 nm analyte thickness.

RIEffective indexEffective area250 nm bulk sensitivity
1.351.5155381.267470.2033 (RIU/RIU)
1.391.5236361.24779
1.3921.524051.24683
1.3951.5246731.24538
1.3991.5255071.24346
1.4011.5259251.2425