Claims
- 1. A photonic waveguiding device comprising:
at least one silicon wafer having a plurality of through pores; and at least one chemical or biological target specific anchor attached to the inner wall of at least one of said pores.
- 2. The photonic waveguiding device recited in claim 1, wherein said pores have pore diameters ranging in size from about 100 nm to about 1 μm.
- 3. The photonic waveguiding device recited in claim 1, wherein said anchor is attached to said pore wall via silicon-carbon covalent bonding.
- 4. The photonic waveguiding device recited in claim 1, wherein the total size of said device has dimensions no larger than 200 μm×1 cm×1 cm.
- 5. The photonic waveguiding device recited in claim 1, wherein said anchor is capable of binding to a chemical or biological target molecule.
- 6. The photonic waveguiding device recited in claim 1, wherein said pores are distributed according to a designed pattern leading to a photonic band gap.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a Continuation In Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/159,175 filed May 31, 2002 entitled “Target Molecules Detection by Waveguiding in a Photonic Silicon Membrane”
Government Interests
[0002] The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. W-7405-ENG-48 between the United States Department of Energy and the University of California for the operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60298442 |
Jun 2001 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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10159175 |
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10833573 |
Apr 2004 |
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