Phase-detection-sensitivity enhancement of grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance sensor with light incident at nonzero azimuth angle

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kuo, Wen Kai ^a   Chang, Chih Hao ^a   Wu, Chien Jang ^b   Yu, Hsin Her ^a  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

azimuth angle; grating coupled surface plasmon resonance; heterodyne interferometer

Indexed keywords

HETERODYNING; INTERFEROMETERS; PLASMONS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

AZIMUTH ANGLES; HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETER; INCIDENT LIGHT; LIGHT INCIDENT; PHASE DETECTION; SENSOR SENSITIVITY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84885450748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JNP.6.063524     Document Type: Article

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