DocumentCode
1570234
Title
Experimental characterization of biosensor based on surface plasmon nano interferometer
Author
Debackere, Peter ; Bienstman, Peter ; Baets, Roel
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent
fYear
2008
Firstpage
338
Lastpage
339
Abstract
Theoretically, label-free biosensing can be achieved by a surface plasmon interferometer in silicon-on-insulator. We present in this paper measurement results validating this theoretical prediction and show this device to be capable of bulk refractive index sensing.
Keywords
biosensors; fibre optic sensors; light interferometers; nanosensors; refractive index measurement; silicon-on-insulator; surface plasmons; bulk refractive index sensing; label-free biosensor; silicon-on-insulator; single mode fiber; surface plasmon nano interferometer; Biosensors; Gold; Interference; Optical coupling; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Plasmons; Refractive index; Silicon on insulator technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1932-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688628
Filename
4688628
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