Title :
High-contrast nanoparticle sensing using a hyperbolic metamaterial
Author :
Ting Xu ; Wenqi Zhu ; Agrawal, Amit ; Lezec, Henri J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanoscale Sci. & Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
Using planar hyperbolic metamaterials composed of alternating layers of metal (Ag) and dielectric (SiO2), we demonstrate a transmission device for nanoparticle sensing that exhibits extremely high optical contrast.
Keywords :
light transmission; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; nanosensors; optical metamaterials; optical sensors; photodetectors; silicon compounds; silver; Ag; SiO2; dielectric silica; exhibits extremely high optical contrast; high-contrast nanoparticle sensing; optical transmission device; planar hyperbolic metamaterials; silver; Hidden Markov models; Metamaterials; Nanoparticles; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
