Surface plasmon interferometer in silicon-on-insulator: Novel concept for an integrated biosensor

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 7063-7072

  Debackere, Peter ^a   Scheerlinck, Stijn ^a   Bienstman, Peter ^a   Baets, Roel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GOLD; OPTICAL SENSORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

EIGENMODE EXPANSION; OPTICAL BIOSENSOR; SILICON MEMBRANE; SURFACE PLASMON INTERFEROMETER;

INTERFEROMETERS;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SILICON; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 33746899306     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.007063     Document Type: Article

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