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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for optimizing the sensitivity of a resonance type optical sensor, and the resonance type optical sensor optimized in sensitivity by the method. SOLUTION: An optical resonator is configured to obtain optimized performance as a sensor by maximizing the slope and/or sharpness of the resonance peak instead of maximizing the Q-factor of the resonator. These characteristics of the resonance peak are controlled by modifying the physical parameters of a resonator structure (e.g., dimensions, spacing between waveguides, ring diameter, materials and associated refractive indices) until the desired peak attributes are achieved, regardless of the Q-factor associated with these optimum attributes. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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