Polarization-sensitive surface plasmon enhanced ellipsometry biosensor using the photoelastic modulation technique

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-28

  Yuan, W ^a,b   Ho, H P ^a   Wu, S Y ^a   Suen, Y K ^a   Kong, S K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Ellipsometry; Photoelastic modulator; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS; ELLIPSOMETRY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MODULATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PLASMONS; POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS; BIOSENSING APPLICATIONS; BIOSENSOR; DETECTION LIMITS; DYNAMIC RANGES; EVANESCENT FIELDS; LABEL-FREE; MICRO ARRAYS; MODULATION SIGNALS; MODULATION TECHNIQUES; ORIENTATION ANGLES; PHOTOELASTIC MODULATOR; POLARIZATION PARAMETERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX UNITS; REFRACTIVE INDEX VARIATIONS; SECOND HARMONICS; SENSOR SURFACES; SINGLE BEAMS; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACE PLASMON;

BIOSENSORS;

EID: 63049104201     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.01.025     Document Type: Article

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