Table 4 Comparison of the numeric values for the sensitivity, FOM, TR, QF and footprint of the proposed design with previous designs for evaluating the performance of the proposed sensor.
References | Sensor configuration | Sensitivity (nm/RIU) | FOM (RIU−1) | TR (%) | QF | Footprint (µm2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1D-PC ring resonator | 248 | – | – | 1200 | – | |
Optimized ring resonator | 229 | – | – | 1339 | – | |
Plasmonic ring resonator | 636 | 211 | – | 269 | – | |
Optimized cascade micro-ring resonator | 1024 | 366 | – | 524 | 288 | |
WGM ring resonator | 361 | – | – | 1143 | – | |
MIM square ring resonator | 1320 | 16.7 | – | 18 | – | |
Micro-ring resonator | 745 | 593 | 97 | 1092 | 123 | |
Topological ring resonator | 798 | 725 | – | 1256 | – | |
Hybrid split-ring resonator | 1250 | 2083 | – | 2412 | – | |
This work | Optimized PC micro-ring resonator | 860 < S < 6500 | 2960 | 96.5 | 2640 | 113 |
