Effect of gap shape on the spectral response and field enhancement of dimer-based biosensor

Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 24-28

  Kessentini, Sameh ^a   Barchiesi, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED ARRAYS; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; GEOMETRICAL FEATURES; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NEAR FIELD ANALYSIS; PEAK WAVELENGTH; PLASMON RESONANCES; SERS ENHANCEMENT; SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT; SIZE AND SHAPE; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; VISIBLE RANGE;

ANTENNAS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

BIOSENSORS;

EID: 84868518066     PISSN: 15599450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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