An improved refractive index sensor based on genetic optimization of plasmon waveguide resonance

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 20863-20872

  Bahrami, Farshid ^a   Maisonneuve, Mathieu ^b   Meunier, Michel ^b   Stewart Aitchison, J ^a   Mojahedi, Mo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PLASMONS; POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE; GENETIC OPTIMIZATION; MEASUREMENT RELIABILITIES; PLASMON WAVEGUIDE RESONANCES; POLARIZATION DIVERSITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR; TE POLARIZATIONS;

SENSORS;

EID: 84884583557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.020863     Document Type: Article

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