Title :
Phase detection based surface plasmon resonance biosensor in infrared with increased sensitivity and dynamic range
Author :
Koç, Aykut ; Yin, Xiaobo ; Hesselink, Lambertus
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California 94305, USA
Abstract :
A novel method of phase-detection in the infrared is proposed to enhance the sensitivity and dynamic range of a single-wavelength Surface Plasmon Resonance biosensor. A structure is also proposed to prevent the sensitivity degradation.
Keywords :
Biosensors; Dielectric constant; Dynamic range; Infrared detectors; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Phase detection; Plasmons; Refractive index; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431165
