Research Article

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

Table 5

Analysis of bulk sensitivity of rib-slot waveguide with 150 nm analyte thickness.

RIEffective indexEffective area150 nm bulk sensitivity
1.351.5494381.161190.1333 (RIU/RIU)
1.391.5551381.15424
1.3921.5554261.15388
1.3951.5558571.15334
1.3991.5564331.15261
1.4011.5567211.15225