Optimization of the Transverse Electric Photonic Strip Waveguide Biosensor for Detecting Diabetes Mellitus from Bulk Sensitivity

Table 2

Refractive index and bulk sensitivity of the silicon-on-insulator waveguide.

Refractive index (RI) of urine	Effective index in silicon on insulator	Bulk sensitivity Sb (RIU/RIU)
1.335	1.464494	1.09699
1.336	1.464676	1.09631
1.337	1.464859	1.09560
1.338	1.465042	1.09494
1.341	1.465592	1.09290
1.347	1.466700	1.08860