Fiber-pigtailed silicon photonic sensors for methane leak detection

We present comprehensive characterization of silicon photonic sensors for methane leak detection. Sensitivity of 40 ppmv after 1 second integration is reported. Fourier domain characterization of on-chip etalon drifts is used for further sensor improvement.

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