Ridge waveguide optical sensor incorporating a bragg grating

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G01N 21/41 (2006.01) G01B 11/16 (2006.01) G01K 11/32 (2006.01) G01L 1/24 (2006.01)

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CA 2638561

An optical sensor for sensing information relating to an analyte liquid or gas, has a a planar substrate having a refractive index n c. The planar substrate supports a ridge waveguide having an unclad top portion having a refractive index n r . The substrate serves as cladding layer for the ridge waveguide at a location where the ridge waveguide contacts the substrate. A Bragg grating inscribed in the ridge waveguide has two modes for providing information relating to both temperature and refractive index of the surrounding analyte liquid or gas. A cladding mode has a different response to the analyte when compared to a Bragg resonance response. Both modes have a same reaction to temperature, wherein said Bragg grating is formed within the unclad region of ridge waveguide, wherein n c < n r. Advantageously multiple parameters can be sensed using only a single Bragg grating.

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