Since its first demonstration as a promising material for molecular detection two decades
ago, porous silicon (PSi) has become a commercially viable optical biosensor platform …

Exploration and implementation of silicon (Si) photonics has surged in recent years since
both photonic component performance and photonic integration complexity have …

Porous silicon one-dimensional photonic crystals (PSi-1DPCs) are capable of sensing
solutions and liquids based on the smallest variation of the refractive indices. In the present …

In this research, a theoretical investigation of the one-dimensional defective photonic
crystals is considered for the detection of gamma-ray radiation. Each unit cell of the …

Phononic crystal sensor is a novel technology for sensing applications with high
performance. The present work proposes theoretically a design of gas (CO 2) sensor based …

We present a methodology to fabricate one-dimensional porous silicon (PSi) photonic
crystals in the visible range by controlled etching and monitored by photoacoustics …

The demand for biosensor technology has grown drastically over the last few decades,
mainly in disease diagnosis, drug development, and environmental health and safety …

Photonic crystals (PCs) based on porous anodic materials have been proven to be a potent
and versatile instrument for the emergence of new technologies with a wide range of …

It is shown that, along with the advantages, sensors based on porous silicon (PSi) have
disadvantages that inhibit their widespread use. The parameters of PSi which can affect the …

Traditionally porous silicon based photonic structures have been prepared by
electrochemically etching of silicon. In this work, porous multilayers of nanocolumnar SiO x …