Title :
Active surface plasmon sensor
Author :
Ren-Min Ma ; Ota, Sadao ; Yimin Li ; Sui Yang ; Xiang Zhang
Author_Institution :
NSF Nanoscale Sci. & Eng. Center, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have experimentally demonstrated an active plasmon sensor with sub-p.p.b. level explosive molecules detection. Loss compensation by gain in surface plasmon cavity enhanced the sensitivity significantly.
Keywords :
biosensors; chemical sensors; explosive detection; active surface plasmon sensor; explosive molecules detection; loss compensation; surface plasmon cavity; Explosives; Lasers; Niobium; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Sensitivity; Sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
