Plasmonic Refractive Index Sensors Based on One- and Two-Dimensional Gold Grating on a Gold Film

Jiankai ZHU; Xiangxian WANG; Yuan WU; Yingwen SU; Tianxu JIA; Hua YANG; Liping ZHANG; Yunping QI; Xiaolei WEN

doi:10.1007/s13320-020-0598-x

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