Increased surface plasmon resonance sensitivity with the use of double Fourier harmonic gratings

doi:10.1364/OE.16.011691

Increased surface plasmon resonance sensitivity with the use of double Fourier harmonic gratings

Nicolas Bonod, Evgeny Popov, and Ross C. McPhedran »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 16, pp. 11691-11702 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.011691

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Abstract

A biomolecular sensor consisting of a thin metallic grating deposited on a glass prism is studied in the formalism of poles and zeros of the scattering matrix. Surface plasmon resonance is used to increase the sensitivity of the device with respect to a variation of the refractive index of the substrate. It is shown that a direct coupling between counter propagating surface plasmons using double-harmonic Fourier gratings leads to an enhancement of the sensitivity. The result of the stronger coupling is the transfer of the working point from the lower to the upper edge of the band gap in the dispersion diagram.

OCIS Codes
(050.1950) Diffraction and gratings : Diffraction gratings
(130.6010) Integrated optics : Sensors
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons

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Optics at Surfaces

History
Original Manuscript: May 20, 2008
Revised Manuscript: July 14, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: July 16, 2008
Published: July 21, 2008

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Vol. 3, Iss. 9 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Nicolas Bonod, Evgeny Popov, and Ross C. McPhedran, "Increased surface plasmon resonance sensitivity with the use of double Fourier harmonic gratings," Opt. Express 16, 11691-11702 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-16-16-11691

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J. Am. Chem. Soc.

M. D. Malinsky, K. L. Kelly, G. C. Schatz, and R. P. Van Duyne, "Chain Length Dependence and Sensing Capabilities of the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance of Silver Nanoparticles Chemically Modified with Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123, 1471-1482 (2001). [CrossRef]

J. Appl. Phys.

F. Pigeon, I. F. Salakhutdinov, A. V. Tishchenko, "Identity of long-range surface plasmons along asymetric structures and their potential for refractometric sensors," J. Appl. Phys. 90, 852-859 (2001) [CrossRef]

J. Opt.

M. Breidne and D. Maystre, "A systematic numerical study of Fourier gratings", J. Opt. 13, 71-79 (1982). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. Soc. Am.

L. Li, "Oblique-coordinate-system-based Chandezon method for modeling one-dimensionally periodic, multilayer, inhomogeneous, anisotropic gratings," J. Opt. Soc. Am. 16, 2521-2531 (1999). [CrossRef]

J.Opt.

J. Chandezon, D. Maystre, and G. Raoult, "A new theoretical method for diffraction gratings and its numerical application," J.Opt. 11, 235-241 (1980). [CrossRef]

Opt. Commun.

D. Maystre and R. Petit, "Brewster incidence for metallic gratings," Opt. Commun. 17, 196-200 (1976). [CrossRef]
M. C. Hutley and D. Maystre, "The total absorption of light by a diffraction grating," Opt. Commun. 19, 431-436 (1976) [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

C. J. Alleyne, A.G. Kirk, R. C. McPhedran, N-A. P. Nicorovici and D. Maystre, "Enhanced SPR sensitivity using periodic metallic structures," Opt. Express 15, 8163-8169 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Optica Acta

D. Maystre and R. C. McPhedran, "A detailed theoretical study of the anomalies of a sinusoidal diffraction grating," Optica Acta 21, 413-421 (1974). [CrossRef]

Philos. Mag.

R. W. Wood, "On a remarkable case of uneven distribution of light in a diffraction grating spectrum," Philos. Mag. 4, 396-402 (1902)

Phys. Rev. B

U. Schroter and D. Heitmann, "Grating couplers for surface plasmons excited on thin metal films in the Kretschmann-Raether configuration," Phys. Rev. B 60, 4992-4999 (1999). [CrossRef]

Sens. Act. B

J. Homola, S. S. Yee and G. Gauglitz, "Surface plasmon resonance sensors: review," Sens. Act. B 54, 3-15 (1999) [CrossRef]

Sens. Actuators B

M. J. Jory, P. S. Vukusic, and J. R. Sambles, "Development of a prototype gas sensor using surface plasmon resonance on gratings," Sens. Actuators B 17, 203-209 (1994). [CrossRef]

Z. Phys

J. J. Cowan and E. T. Arakawa, "Dispersion of surface plasmons in dielectric-metal coatings on concave diffraction gratings," Z. Phys. 235, 97- (1970). [CrossRef]

Z. Phys.

E. Kretschmann, "Determination of optical constants of metals by excitation of surface Plasmons," Z. Phys. 241, 313- (1971). [CrossRef]

Other

M. Neviere, "The homogeneous problem," in Electromagnetic theory of gratings, R. Petit ed. (Springer-Verlag, 1980), ch.5
H. Raether, Surface Plasmons on Smooth and Rough Surfaces and on Gratings (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1988)
D. Maystre, "General study of grating anomalies from electromagnetic surface modes", in Electromagnetic Surface Modes, A.D. Boardman, ed. (John Wiley, 1982), Chap. 17.

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