Title :
Creating and fixing a metal nanoparticle layer on the holes of microstructured fibers for plasmonic applications
Author :
De Matos, Christiano J S ; Cordeiro, Cristiano M B ; Andrade, Gustavo F S ; Brolo, Alexandre G. ; Brito-Silva, AntonioM ; Temperini, Marcia L A ; Galembeck, Andre ; De Araujo, Cid B.
Author_Institution :
Programa de Pos-Grad. em Eng. Eletr., Univ. Presbiteriana Mackenzie/Mackpesquisa, Sao Paulo
Abstract :
Methods to insert, keep and fix silver and gold nanoparticles to the inner walls of microstructured fibers are demonstrated. Fibers optimized for evanescent field interaction were employed and can result in efficient plasmonic chemical sensing.
Keywords :
chemical sensors; fibre optic sensors; gold; holey fibres; metallic thin films; nanoparticles; plasmonics; surface plasmon resonance; Au; evanescent field interaction; gold nanoparticles; holey fibers; metallic nanoparticle layer; metallic thin films; microstructured fibers; plasmonic chemical sensing application; surface plasmon resonance; Gold; Nanoparticles; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystal fibers; Plasmons; Resonance; Silver; (060.2370) Fiber optics sensors; (060.4005) Microstructured fibers; (250.5403) Plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
