Description:
- COVID-19 detection
- Viral detection
- Cancer marker detection
Abstract
USC inventors propose a novel selectively-sensing bio-photonics microfluidic optical ring resonator-based integrated chip architecture with an on-chip spectrometer consisting of coupled ring resonator filters and integrated photodetector arrays for detection of COVID-19. The design of the integrated chip is intended to achieve decreased fabrication-induced performance variation and thermal sensitivity inherent in prior art technology.
Benefits
- Temperature- and wavelength-independent
- Fabrication tolerant, CMOS compatible and silicon foundry manufacturing
- On-chip spectrometer with monolithic integration
- High sensitivity (single particle resolution)
Market Application
Current methods for detecting COVID-19 are expensive, time-consuming, and often require expert assistance. Breath analysis is a technique that offers promise for COVID-19 diagnosis, but current integrated photonics sensors are fabrication-sensitive and temperature-dependent, and existing sensing schemes rely on extrinsic spectral measurement tools.
Stage of Development
- Simulation tested
- Available for licensing