Title :
A consideration of optical noise figures of adsorption-based nanophotonic sensors
Author :
Jaksic, Zoran ; Jaksic, Olga ; Matovic, Jovan
Author_Institution :
IHTM-Inst. of Microelectron. Technol. & Single Crystals, Belgrade
Abstract :
We consider some intrinsic noise mechanisms appearing in nanophotonic sensors based on plasmonic structures and surface plasmon-polaritons. We analyze the photonic Johnson-Nyquist fluctuations and the adsorption and desorption (AD) of analyte molecules at the sensing interface, as reflected through the refractive index and electromagnetic field changes. In some situations AD noise is especially large and may significantly influence the performance of nanoplasmonic sensors.
Keywords :
adsorption; chemical sensors; desorption; nanoelectronics; optical noise; optical sensors; polaritons; refractive index; surface plasmons; adsorption; analyte molecules; desorption; electromagnetic field; nanophotonic sensors; optical noise figures; photonic Johnson-Nyquist fluctuations; refractive index; surface plasmon-polaritons; Biosensors; Fluctuations; Nanobioscience; Noise measurement; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Refractive index; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics, 2008. MIEL 2008. 26th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nis
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1881-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1882-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICMEL.2008.4559230
