Silicon photonic acoustic detector (SPADE) using a silicon nitride microring resonator

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Silicon photonics is an emerging platform for acoustic sensing, offering exceptional miniaturization and sensitivity. While efforts have focused on silicon-based resonators, silicon nitride resonators can potentially achieve higher Q-factors, further enhancing sensitivity. In this work, a 30 µm silicon nitride microring resonator was fabricated and coated with an elastomer to optimize acoustic sensitivity and signal fidelity. The resonator was characterized acoustically, and its capability for optoacoustic tomography was demonstrated. An acoustic bandwidth of 120 MHz and a noise-equivalent pressure of ∼ 7 mPa/Hz1/2 were demonstrated. The spatially dependent impulse response agreed with theoretical predictions, and spurious acoustic signals, such as reverberations and surface acoustic waves, had a marginal impact. High image fidelity optoacoustic tomography of a 20 µm knot was achieved, confirming the detector's imaging capabilities. The results show that silicon nitride offers low signal distortion and high-resolution optoacoustic imaging, proving its versatility for acoustic imaging applications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Photoacoustics - 32(2023) vom: 15. Aug., Seite 100527

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nagli, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Moisseev, Ron [VerfasserIn]
Suleymanov, Nathan [VerfasserIn]
Kaminski, Eitan [VerfasserIn]
Hazan, Yoav [VerfasserIn]
Gelbert, Gil [VerfasserIn]
Goykhman, Ilya [VerfasserIn]
Rosenthal, Amir [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
MRR-SPADE
Microring silicon-photonics acoustic detector
Optical acoustic detector
Optoacoustic imaging
Photoacoustic imaging
SPADE
Silicon nitride acoustic detector
Silicon-photonics acoustic detector

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Date Revised 31.08.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.pacs.2023.100527

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361431376