Table 1.

Design specifications of the proposed biosensor.

Design parameter	Values
Waveguide structure	Strip waveguide
Thickness	220 nm
Width	800 nm
Waveguide material	Silicon and silicon nitride
Wavelength of light	1550 nm to 1560 nm
Analyte structure	130 nm thick and 800 nm wide
Thermo-optical coefficients	295 K
RI of the analyte structure	According to the urine samples taken with different glucose concentrations [3]