High sensitivity refractive index gas sensing enhanced by surface plasmon resonance with nano-cavity antenna array

The surface plasmon resonance gas sensor is presented for refractive index detection using nano-cavity antenna array.The gas sensor monitors the changes of the refractive index by measuring the spectral shift of the resonance dip,for modulating the wavelength of incident light.It is demonstrated that minute changes in the refractive index of a medium close to the surface of a metal film,owing to a shift in the resonance dip of the wavelength,can be detected.The average detection sensitivity is about 3200 nm/RIU(refractive index units),which is more than twice that of a metal grating-based gas sensor.The reflectivity of the surface plasmon resonance dip is only ～ 0.03%,and the full widths at half maximum(FWHMs) of bandwidth of the angle and wavelength are ～ 0.20° and 4.71nm,respectively.     

Design of a silicon-based plasmonic optical sensor for magnetic field monitoring in the infrared

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor chip is proposed for magnetic field monitoring in the infrared wavelength region. The structure is based on silicon substrate and gold as SPR-active metal used with an appropriate magnetic fluid film. The angular interrogation method has been used to study the sensor’s performance in terms of large shift and small width of the SPR curve for a wide range of magnetic field between 30 and 220 Oe. The effect of field incidence angle is also studied on the proposed sensor’s performance, and it is observed that the field should be incident as parallel to the magnetic fluid surface as possible. Any possibility of oxidation problem to the proposed SPR sensor is addressed by using a stable buffer layer. All the performance parameters were found to be significantly large for the above field incidence condition. The proposed sensor is able to achieve a resolution of the order as high as 0.18 Oe for magnetic field detection.     

基于双面金属包覆光波导的传感器温度特性研究及实验验证

双面金属包覆波导结构(SMCW)是由一层介质波导层被两层金属膜层上下包覆的一种新型波导结构; 本文基于金属层和介质层材料的热-光效应和热膨胀作用, 研究了双面金属包覆波导结构的温度特性. 计算分析的结果表明, 金属膜层的厚度、金属的介电系数、波导层的厚度及其介电常数几乎都与温度变化成比例, 同时, 对双面金属包覆波导结构的波导功能起主要影响的是介质层的厚度值随温度的变化. 本文分别在光谱模式和角度模式下研究双面金属包覆波导结构的反射特性, 并将其应用于基于双面金属包覆波导结构的传感器, 其灵敏度约为21.89 pm/K(光谱模式)和1.449×10^-3 rad/K(角度模式). 最后, 本文对角度模式的模拟分析进行了实验验证, 实验验证结果与模拟分析结果基本一致, 实验所用SMCW样品的平均灵敏度约为0.517×10^-3 rad/K, 与模拟分析的灵敏度结果同一量级. 双面金属包覆波导结构的传感器对温度非常敏感, 且该结构的物理构造简单, 成本低, 具有非常大的潜在应用价值.     

微米光纤耦合型环境折射率传感器

本文展示一种由两根微米光纤构成的耦合型环境折射率传感器。微米光纤表面存在倏逝波,芯外介质折射率微小的改变将引起倏逝场分布变化,从而导致能量在耦合器两臂中的重新分配。本文通过测量耦合器两端出射光功率的比值来对葡萄糖溶液的浓度进行传感,实验结果表明该微米光纤耦合型传感器的浓度传感灵敏度可达1.58 mol·L~(-1)。本文用耦合模理论详细分析了两根相邻微米光纤的耦合效率与芯外介质折射率之间的关系,发现减小耦合区的光纤的直径,增大入射光波长或增大耦合长度,都可以进一步提高这种传感器的灵敏度。     

基于2S2G棱镜的新型反向表面等离子共振生物传感器

提出了一种基于反向表面等离子体共振原理,由Ge_(20)Ga_5Sb_(10)S_(65)-钯-石墨烯分子-生物分子四层结构构成的新型生物传感器。当生物分子之间发生相互作用时,引起生物分子层折射率的变化,从而导致反向表面等离子体共振角的偏移。在此基础上,根据传输矩阵法推导了传感器的输出光谱,重点讨论了本文提出的传感器与传统传感器相比,在灵敏度、分辨率、动态检测范围以及检测信号信噪比方面取得的进展。另外,通过对比研究,深入分析了辅助介质层石墨烯厚度对传感器性能的影响。最后,利用近红外光作为提出的传感器的入射光,分析了在近红外区域传感器性能的改善。研究结果表明:单层石墨烯分子使传感器性能达到最佳;反向表面等离子共振峰强度约为入射光强的80%~90%,使传感器的输出信号具有较大的信噪比;在可见光区域,当入射光波长为632.8nm时,提出的反向表面等离子共振生物传感器的分辨率是基于SiO_2棱镜耦合反向表面等离子共振生物传感器的1.9倍,是传统表面等离子共振生物传感器的3.5倍,提出的传感器的动态检测范围约是现有传感器的2倍;利用Ge_(20)Ga_5Sb_(10)S_(65)棱镜可使反向表面等离子共振生物传感器检测光波长由可见光区域扩展到近红外区域,当入射光为1 000nm时,传感器的分辨率是可见光区域的3~4倍。该研究对基于反向表面等离子体共振原理生物传感器的实现与发展具有重要意义。     

表面等离子体波传感器角度敏感特性的研究

研究了表面等离子体波共振(SPR)光谱对入射光角度变化的敏感特性,提出了对共振波长和共振强度进行双参数检测的方法。理论分析和实验表明,共振波长和共振强度同时对入射角度的微小改变非常敏感,且相互之间具有良好的对应关系。通过选择合适的棱镜、金属薄膜、调制层等结构参数,能有效地调整角度敏感的范围和灵敏度。     

多碱阴极光电发射机理研究

通过比较有Cs-Sb表面层多碱阴极和未有Cs-Sb表面层多碱阴极的荧光谱,发现有Cs-Sb表面层多碱阴极的荧光谱峰值波长向短波方向“蓝移”以及荧光峰增强的现象.这一现象表明在多碱阴极Na2KSb基层上制作Cs-Sb表面层之后,不仅多碱阴极的逸出功降低,而且 Na2KSb基层的结构也发生了变化.这意味着在相同功率和相同频率入射光照射下,经过表面Cs-Sb处理的Na2KSb基层能够产生更多的跃迁电子并且跃迁能级更高,逸出表面的机率更大,获得的阴极灵敏度更高.这表明Cs-Sb表面层既具有表面效应,又具有体效应.要进一步提高多碱阴极的灵敏度,除进一步降低多碱阴极的逸出功外,还需进一步提高Na2KSb基层的性能,使相同功率和频率的入射光能产生更多的跃迁电子,并且跃迁的能级更高,这就需要进一步改进工艺,提高Na2KSb材料的性能.     

基于银/二氧化钛复合膜的表面等离子共振气体传感器

表面等离子体共振是一种免标记的传感技术,当介质周围的介电常数发生改变时,则SPR谐振光谱特性也会随之改变.因此表面等离子体共振传感技术已广泛应用于生物化学和环境监测等领域.由于二氧化钛(TiO2)覆盖层不仅可以保护金属层,还能调谐SPR谐振的光谱强度和谐振波长于近红外波段,应用于1550 nm的光纤传感,其氧化还原反应...     

偏振控制光强调制型点阵SPR传感器研究

介绍了一种偏振控制光强调制型点阵表面等离子体共振(SPR)传感器,分析了入射角度、金膜厚度、起偏器设置、光源波长及数据处理方式对传感器灵敏度和线性范围的影响,并对632.8 nm与740 nm两种光源传感器系统进行了实验测试与分析.结果表明,偏振控制光强调制型点阵SPR传感器可将光经过表面等离子体共振所产生的偏振态变化...     

Theoretical model of a planar waveguide refractive index sensor assisted by a corrugated long period metal grating

A theoretical model of a novel planar integrated refractive index sensor based on surface plasmon-polariton (SPP) excitation with a corrugated metal long period grating (LPG) is presented and comprehensively investigated. The main principle of the operation this device is based on co-directional energy transfer by means of a corrugated metal LPG between a p-polarized guided mode propagating in a waveguide layer and the SPP propagating a metal layer separated from the waveguide layer by a buffer. The corrugated LPG is engraved in the metal layer in contact with the sensed medium. The power transmitted through the LPG in the guided mode serves as an input signal for an interrogation unit. This device is free from any moving parts and can be simply integrated into any planar waveguide system. Our sensor simulations are based on the local-normal-mode transfer matrix method and performed in telecom wavelength range.     

An ultra-thin dual-band wide-angle polarization-insensitive metamaterial absorber with near-unity absorbance

In this paper, a dual-band metamaterial absorber (MMA) with wide-angle and polarization-insensitivity is proposed. The MMA consists of two copper layers with a layer of FR-4 between them. And its top layer consists of a cross-shaped resonator and a square ring resonator. The calculation result demonstrates that there are two distinct absorption peaks, whose absorptivity are 99.933% at 3.8441 GHz and 99.99% at 9.1094 GHz. And its thickness is only 1.34% of the wavelength of the lowest absorption frequency. The dual-band MMA shows polarization-insensitivity for normal incident wave and shows high absorptivity in a wide incident angle for both TE and TM polarization wave. In addition, we discuss the working mechanism. The influences of main parameters on the dual-band MMA's absorption are also analyzed. The proposed ultra-thin MMA has simple structure and high absorptivity, which has many potential applications, such as thermal radiometer, detection sensor, stealth technology.     

A subwavelength metal-grating assisted sensor of Kretschmann style for investigating the sample with high refractive index

In this paper, a subwavelength metal-grating assisted sensor of Kretschmann style that is capable of detecting the sample with a refractive index higher than that of the substrate is proposed. The sensor configuration is similar to the traditional Kretschmann structure, but the metal film is pattered into a grating. As a TM-polarized laser beam impinges from the substrate, a resonant dip point in reflectance curve is produced at a certain incident angle. Our studies indicate that the sensing sensitivity and resolution are affected by the grating's gap and period, and after these parameters have been optimized, a sensing sensitivity of 51.484°/RIU is obtained with a slightly changing resolution.     

纳米金表面修饰与表面等离子体共振传感器的相互作用研究

为了分析纳米金表面修饰对表面等离子体共振(SPR)的放大作用,以及其对传感器本身的影响,首先,基于色散介质的吸收理论,通过建立波长型SPR生物传感器四层膜结构的数学模型,理论分析了传感器表面所吸附纳米金对传感器的影响:纳米金的表面修饰,改变了表面等离子体传感器中棱镜表面各介质层内电磁场的能量分布,削弱了金属膜在共振吸收中的作用,从而使SPR曲线的半波宽度增加,最小反射系数增大,金膜的最优膜厚度也随之改变.其次,通过不同厚度的金膜外吸附纳米金的对比试验,验证了此理论.金膜厚45nm、表面修饰10nm纳米金颗 关键词： 表面等离子体共振 生物传感器 纳米金 金属膜     

Interference of a four-hole aperture for on-chip quantitative two-dimensional differential phase imaging

We present a novel on-chip method for quantitative two-dimensional differential phase imaging. This technique uses four circular holes (600 nm diameter, 1.2 mum spacing) arranged in a 'plus' pattern that are fabricated in a layer of metal above a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) imaging sensor. The interference pattern of the aperture shifts position with respect to the differential phase of the incident light. By imaging the interference pattern with the CMOS sensor, this method measures amplitude and differential phase (1 degrees /microm sensitivity for signal-to-noise ratio >/=16 dB) of the incident light field simultaneously. An application to optical beam profiling is presented; we show the amplitude and differential phase profiles of a Gaussian laser beam and an optical vortex.     

Surface plasmon resonance biosensing by electro-optically modulated attenuated total reflection

This study presents a surface plasmon resonance biosensing technique based on electro-optically modulated attenuated total reflection. The initial wavevector of the light for exciting surface plasmons is specified by setting the incident angle and is then modulated by electro-optic effect. The light power which is attenuated-total-reflected from the metal/dielectric interface is correspondingly electro-optically modulated. Its variation with the applied voltage is utilized to determine the analyte concentration. In the biosensing process, the incident angle determines the initial position of the operation point and thus the detection sensitivity. The presented technique has the features of resolution tunability and sensitivity tunability under various base indices of sensing layer or analyte solution for optimal operation. In this work, the effects of the incident angle, the Au-film thickness, and the ridge width on the detection sensitivity are also discussed.     

Temperature dependence of the sensitivity of a long-range surface plasmon optical sensor

The temperature dependence of the sensitivity of an optical sensor based on long-range surface plasmon resonance (LRSPR) is studied via theoretical modeling. Both the ‘angular interrogation’ and the ‘wavelength interrogation’ modes of operation are studied. In addition, the variation of the full width at half maximum of the LRSPR ‘reflectance dip’ is also studied as a function of temperature, which ultimately determines the temperature dependence of the sensitivity of the sensor when the reflectance is monitored at a fixed incident angle (‘reflectance interrogation’). It is found that while most of the time only the ‘reflectance interrogation’ mode leads to improved sensitivity for the LRSPR sensor compared to a conventional SPR sensor, the temperature stability of the operation of the LRSPR sensor is generally higher than (or at least comparable to) that of the SPR sensor. PACS 73.20.Mf; 07.07.Df     

Finite size effects on structure and magnetism in mass-selected CoPt nanoparticles

In this paper, the one-way absorption property in one-dimensional dielectric/metal photonic crystal structure with a dielectric defect layer is studied. The effects of incident angle and state of polarization on one-way absorption behaviour of the anti-resonant (AR) mode are investigated. The normally incident wave from left to right propagation is totally allowed to penetrate to the structure but right to left propagation totally reflected at the same wavelength. It is found that, with increasing of the incident angle, the AR mode shifts to the lower wavelengths and its intensity decreases. Simultaneously, another AR mode with reversed one-way property appears at higher wavelength. The one-way behaviour on absorption is observed at the both states of polarizations but is localized on different wavelengths. Those effects, are suggesting that the proposed structure can be used as a direction sense polarization splitter or reflector/antireflector device.     

光纤表面等离子体波传感器中膜厚与共振波长关系的实验研究

利用表面等离子体共振效应，研究了金属镀层厚度对光纤表面等离子体波传感器的影响。在其它参量一定的情况下，不同金属膜层厚度的传感器对应着不同的共振波长，根据这一特性设计了分布式光纤表达等离子体波传感器。突出优点是能进行多点测量。     

金属介电常数的色散模型对光学Tamm态的影响

比较银介电常数三种色散模型对光学Tamm态的影响,根据三种色散模型的复折射率随波长的变化研究银-光子晶体-银结构TE波和TM波的光学Tamm 态随入射角、银层厚度及周期数的变化.得出：三种色散模型下银-光子晶体-银结构中都会出现两个光学Tamm 态（OTS1和OTS2）.三种色散模型下的光学Tamm 态的波长随入射角、银层厚度及周期数的变化规律一致.但是光学Tamm 态的透射峰值随入射角、银层厚度及周期数的变化规律不一致.Drude-Lorentz模型和Lorentz模型能够描述银的特征,而Drude模型不能.     

Absorption Measurement Using a Leaky Waveguide Mode

We propose an optical waveguide sensor using a leaky mode for absorption measurement of liquid samples. This sensor uses a single coupling prism. A cladding layer and a waveguide layer are directly deposited on the reflecting surface of the prism. The intensity of the internally reflected beam at an appropriate incident angle is very sensitive to the imaginary part of the sample attached to the surface of the waveguide layer. The sensitivity of this sensor is controlled by the thicknesses of both cladding and waveguide layers. We studied the performance of the sensor by numerical calculation.