Challenges in the realization of a fully integrated optical lab-on-chip

This paper presents and discusses recent achievements in the realization of a miniaturized optical sensor based on photoacoustic detection and it illustrates the potential of the co-integration of Si-based Photonic Integrated Circuits, IC/MEMS and QCL technologies.

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