Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Single-Arm Bimodal Plasmo-Photonic Refractive Index Sensors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Sensitivity Calculations
3. Numerical Validation
4. Fabrication
5. Experimental Results
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Fotiadis, K.; Chatzianagnostou, E.; Spasopoulos, D.; Simos, S.; Bellas, D.V.; Bhalerao, O.; Suckow, S.; Lemme, M.C.; Lidorikis, E.; Pleros, N. Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Single-Arm Bimodal Plasmo-Photonic Refractive Index Sensors. Sensors 2024, 24, 3705. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24123705
Fotiadis K, Chatzianagnostou E, Spasopoulos D, Simos S, Bellas DV, Bhalerao O, Suckow S, Lemme MC, Lidorikis E, Pleros N. Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Single-Arm Bimodal Plasmo-Photonic Refractive Index Sensors. Sensors. 2024; 24(12):3705. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24123705
Chicago/Turabian StyleFotiadis, Konstantinos, Evangelia Chatzianagnostou, Dimosthenis Spasopoulos, Stelios Simos, Dimitris V. Bellas, Omkar Bhalerao, Stephan Suckow, Max C. Lemme, Elefterios Lidorikis, and Nikos Pleros. 2024. "Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Single-Arm Bimodal Plasmo-Photonic Refractive Index Sensors" Sensors 24, no. 12: 3705. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24123705