• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 4, Issue 6, 262 (2016)
Leiming Wu1, Jun Guo1, Hailin Xu2, Xiaoyu Dai1, and Yuanjiang Xiang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2College of Physics and Energy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.4.000262 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Leiming Wu, Jun Guo, Hailin Xu, Xiaoyu Dai, Yuanjiang Xiang. Ultrasensitive biosensors based on long-range surface plasmon polariton and dielectric waveguide modes[J]. Photonics Research, 2016, 4(6): 262 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the proposed PWG-coupled LRSPR biosensor based on Au film.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the proposed PWG-coupled LRSPR biosensor based on Au film.
    (a) Effective refractive indices of LRSPP and PWG modes; (b) variation of reflectance with respect to the incident angle for the LRSPR and PWG-coupled LRSPR configurations.
    Fig. 2. (a) Effective refractive indices of LRSPP and PWG modes; (b) variation of reflectance with respect to the incident angle for the LRSPR and PWG-coupled LRSPR configurations.
    Schematic diagram of the electric field distributions for the configuration of single (a) PWG and (b) LRSPR; electric field distributions at (c) θ=34.7337° and (d) θ=34.7928° when the PWG is coupled with LRSPR.
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of the electric field distributions for the configuration of single (a) PWG and (b) LRSPR; electric field distributions at (c) θ=34.7337° and (d) θ=34.7928° when the PWG is coupled with LRSPR.
    Variation of peak sensitivity with respect to the thickness of cytop layer for the proposed sensor.
    Fig. 4. Variation of peak sensitivity with respect to the thickness of cytop layer for the proposed sensor.
    Variation of reflectance and sensitivity with the incident angle for the sensors based on (a) PWG-coupled LRSPR, (b) LRSPR, and (c) conventional SPR when ns=1.34.
    Fig. 5. Variation of reflectance and sensitivity with the incident angle for the sensors based on (a) PWG-coupled LRSPR, (b) LRSPR, and (c) conventional SPR when ns=1.34.
    Schematic diagram of the electric field distributions for the proposed PWG-coupled LRSPR sensor at θ=34.7337° and θ=34.7928°.
    Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of the electric field distributions for the proposed PWG-coupled LRSPR sensor at θ=34.7337° and θ=34.7928°.
    Variation of peak sensitivity with respect to refractive index of sensing medium in the vicinity of 1.34.
    Fig. 7. Variation of peak sensitivity with respect to refractive index of sensing medium in the vicinity of 1.34.
    Variation of reflectance and sensitivity with respect to the incident angle when the thicknesses of cytop and Al are 2350 and 12.4 nm.
    Fig. 8. Variation of reflectance and sensitivity with respect to the incident angle when the thicknesses of cytop and Al are 2350 and 12.4 nm.
    Leiming Wu, Jun Guo, Hailin Xu, Xiaoyu Dai, Yuanjiang Xiang. Ultrasensitive biosensors based on long-range surface plasmon polariton and dielectric waveguide modes[J]. Photonics Research, 2016, 4(6): 262
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