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

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Waveguide structures</td><td class="align_center">Bulk sensitivity <i>S</i><sub><i>b</i></sub></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TM photonic wire</td><td class="align_center">0.37 (RIU/RIU) [<a href="/journals/jhe/2021/6081570/#B37" target="_blank">37</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TE slot waveguide</td><td class="align_center">0.83 (RIU/RIU) [<a href="/journals/jhe/2021/6081570/#B37" target="_blank">37</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TE photonic wire</td><td class="align_center">0.16 (RIU/RIU) [<a href="/journals/jhe/2021/6081570/#B37" target="_blank">37</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TE photonic SOI strip waveguide (this work)</td><td class="align_center">1.09 (RIU/RIU)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TE photonic Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> strip waveguide (this work)</td><td class="align_center">1.04 (RIU/RIU)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Waveguide sensitivity comparative analysis.</div>

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Table 4: Optimization of the Transverse Electric Photonic Strip Waveguide Biosensor for Detecting Diabetes Mellitus from Bulk Sensitivity 