Approach the angular sensitivity limit in surface plasmon resonance sensors with low index prism and large resonant angle

Optical Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Huang, Ding Wei ^a   Ma, Yao Feng ^a   Sung, Ming Je ^a   Huang, Chiao Pan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

biochemical optics; sensors; surface plasmons

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR SENSITIVITY; LIGHT SIGNAL; LOW INDEX; METAL FILM; RESONANT ANGLE; SPR SENSORS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR; SURFACE PLASMONS;

PLASMONS; PRISMS; SENSORS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 78651242866     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3431662     Document Type: Article

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