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

Table 3

Refractive index and bulk sensitivity of the silicon nitride waveguide.

Refractive index (RI) of urine	Effective index in silicon nitride	Bulk sensitivity Sb (RIU/RIU)
1.335	1.388407	1.04000
1.336	1.388425	1.03920
1.337	1.388497	1.03851
1.338	1.388542	1.03777
1.341	1.388676	1.03555
1.347	1.388948	1.03114