Ultrasensitive Terahertz Biosensors Based on Fano Resonance of a Graphene/Waveguide Hybrid Structure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Models and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Ruan, B.; Guo, J.; Wu, L.; Zhu, J.; You, Q.; Dai, X.; Xiang, Y. Ultrasensitive Terahertz Biosensors Based on Fano Resonance of a Graphene/Waveguide Hybrid Structure. Sensors 2017, 17, 1924. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17081924
Ruan B, Guo J, Wu L, Zhu J, You Q, Dai X, Xiang Y. Ultrasensitive Terahertz Biosensors Based on Fano Resonance of a Graphene/Waveguide Hybrid Structure. Sensors. 2017; 17(8):1924. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17081924
Chicago/Turabian StyleRuan, Banxian, Jun Guo, Leiming Wu, Jiaqi Zhu, Qi You, Xiaoyu Dai, and Yuanjiang Xiang. 2017. "Ultrasensitive Terahertz Biosensors Based on Fano Resonance of a Graphene/Waveguide Hybrid Structure" Sensors 17, no. 8: 1924. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17081924