Title :
Patterned Immobilisation of Quantum Dots for Enhanced SPR
Author :
Hoa, X.D. ; Martin, M. ; Jimenez, A. ; Beauvais, J. ; Charette, P. ; Tabrizian, M. ; Kirk, A.G.
Author_Institution :
McGill Univ., Montreal
Abstract :
We demonstrate in this work the targeted immobilisation of quantum dots on the mesas of a gold lamellar nanograting. Rigorous coupled wave analysis simulations show that such immobilisation can lead to a significant increase in surface plasmon resonance response.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; gold; quantum dots; surface plasmon resonance; Au; coupled wave analysis simulations; gold lamellar nanograting; mesas; patterned immobilisation; quantum dots; surface plasmon resonance; Biosensors; Chemistry; Fluorescence; Gold; Gratings; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Periodic structures; Plasmons; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382548
