Design of Plasmonic-Waveguiding Structures for Sensor Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- dispersion plasmonic interaction at an interface between a doped semiconductor and a dielectric [12];
- some combination of the above items.
2. Methods
2.1. Waveguiding Structure
2.2. Metal-Insulator-Metal Nanostructure
2.3. SPP–PWG Coupling
2.4. Sensing Ability of Plasmonic-Waveguiding System
3. Results and Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
FWHM | full width of half-maximum |
IMI | insulator-metal-insulator |
MIM | metal-insulator-metal |
OFE | optical Fano effect |
SPP | surface plasmon polariton |
SPR | surface plasmon resonance |
WG | waveguide |
LR | long-range |
SR | short-range |
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Penetration Depth (nm) | |||
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Mode Order | 0 | 1 | 2 |
TE | 36 | 44 | 94 |
TM | 36 | 47 | 198 |
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Vlček, J.; Pištora, J.; Lesňák, M. Design of Plasmonic-Waveguiding Structures for Sensor Applications. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091227
Vlček J, Pištora J, Lesňák M. Design of Plasmonic-Waveguiding Structures for Sensor Applications. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(9):1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091227
Chicago/Turabian StyleVlček, Jaroslav, Jaromír Pištora, and Michal Lesňák. 2019. "Design of Plasmonic-Waveguiding Structures for Sensor Applications" Nanomaterials 9, no. 9: 1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091227