Improving tuning range and sensitivity of localized SPR sensors with graphene

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 867-870

  Simsek, Ergun ^a  

^a George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphene; optical sensors; surface plasmon resonance (SPR); tunable sensors

Indexed keywords

INDUCED POLARIZATION; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; LONGITUDINAL MODES; METAL NANOPARTICLE ARRAYS; REFLECTION CHARACTERISTICS; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; TUNABLE SENSORS;

GRAPHENE; OPTICAL CONDUCTIVITY; OPTICAL SENSORS; PLASMONS; SENSORS; TUNING;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84876792667     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2013.2253316     Document Type: Article

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