Thanks to advanced semiconductor microfabrication technology, chip-scale integration and
miniaturization of lab-on-a-chip components, silicon-based optical biosensors have made …

We present a comprehensive overview of sensor technology exploiting optical whispering
gallery mode (WGM) resonances. After a short introduction we begin by detailing the …

Micromanipulation and biological, material science, and medical applications often require
to control or measure the forces asserted on small objects. Here, we demonstrate for the first …

A metrological assessment of grating-based optical fiber sensors is proposed with the aim of
providing an objective evaluation of the performance of this sensor category. Attention was …

Optical whispering-gallery mode (WGM) microresonators, confining resonant photons in a
microscale volume for long periods of time, strongly enhance light-matter interactions …

Optical biosensors are frontrunners for the rapid and real-time detection of analytes,
particularly for low concentrations. Among them, whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators …

An overview is presented of the current state‐of‐the‐art in silicon nanophotonic ring
resonators. Basic theory of ring resonators is discussed, and applied to the peculiarities of …

A new biophotonic sensor based on photonic crystal (PC) has been designed for the
detection of creatinine concentration in blood, and is considered an important small …

Dielectric metasurfaces support resonances that are widely explored both for far-field
wavefront shaping and for near-field sensing and imaging. Their design explores the …

Optical fiber gratings have developed into a mature technology with a wide range of
applications in various areas, including physical sensing for temperature, strain, acoustic …