Ultra-narrow spectral response of a hybrid plasmonic-grating sensor

We configure and analyze a nanostructured device that hybridizes grating modes and surface plasmon resonances. The model uses an effective index of refraction that considers the volume fraction of the involved materials, and the propagation depth of the plasmon through the structure. Our geometry is...

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Autores: Hamdy Mohamed Elshorbagy, Mahmoud, Cuadrado Conde, Alexander, García Cámara, Braulio, Vergaz Benito, Ricardo, Gómez Pedrero, José Antonio, Alda, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/6051
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6051
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:539.2:620.1
533.9
535.31
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
Optical sensors
Óptica (Física)
Óptica geométrica e instrumental
2209.19 Óptica Física
2209.06 Óptica geométrica
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Sumario:We configure and analyze a nanostructured device that hybridizes grating modes and surface plasmon resonances. The model uses an effective index of refraction that considers the volume fraction of the involved materials, and the propagation depth of the plasmon through the structure. Our geometry is an extruded low-order diffraction grating made of dielectric nano-triangles. Surface plasmon resonances are excited at a metal/dielectric interface, which is separated from the analyte by a high-index dielectric layer. The optical performance of the refractometric sensor is highly competitive in sensitivity and figure of merit (FOM) because of the the ultra-narrow spectral response (below 0.1 nm). Moreover, it is operative within a wide range of the index of refraction (from 1.3 till 1.56), and also works under normal incidence conditions.