简介:AnewcompactopticalFanofiltersuitableforbiologicalsensingisproposed,whichpatternsphotoncrystalinsinglecrystallinesiliconnanomembranes(SiNMs)andtransferringontotransparentglasssubstrates.Theeffectsofairholesizeandsiliconthicknessonthetransmissioncharacteristicsofnewfilterarenumericallyinvestigatedbyusingthree-dimensionalfinite-differencetime-domain(FDTD)technique,thespectralresponseisalsostudiedbyback-fillingbioliquid.Theresultsshowthatthedipwavelengthwillshifttowardlongerwavelengthbyeitherreducingairholeradiusorfillingbio-liquid.Thenumberofdipswillincreasewiththeincreaseofsiliconthickness.Thesizeofproposedfiltercanbelessthan1mm2.