Surface plasmon sensor with enhanced sensitivity using top nano dielectric layer

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lahav, Amit ^a   Shalabaney, Atef ^a   Abdulhalim, Ibrahim ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Evanescent field; Field enhancement; Sensitivity; SPR and GWSPR sensors

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC FILMS; EVANESCENT FIELDS; INFRARED DEVICES; PLASMONS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; ENHANCED SENSITIVITY; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; KRETSCHMANN CONFIGURATION; SENSITIVITY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR; SURFACE PLASMON SENSORS; WAVE-GUIDING EFFECTS;

NANOSENSORS;

EID: 65449164599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3079803     Document Type: Article

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