Title :
Evanescent field response to small features on a planar waveguide biosensor
Author :
Yuan, Guangwei ; Stephens, Matt ; Dandy, David S. ; Gerding, Jon ; van Orden, A. ; Lear, Kevin L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Abstract :
The response of a novel waveguide biosensor to 30 nm thick, ~1 mum diameter organic features is evaluated using near-field scanning optical microscopy and compared with numerical simulations
Keywords :
biosensors; near-field scanning optical microscopy; optical planar waveguides; optical sensors; 30 nm; evanescent field response; near-field scanning optical microscopy; planar waveguide biosensor; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Optical films; Optical microscopy; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279087
