Title : 
A novel hybrid plasmonic rod-dimer/ring nanostructure for sensing and trapping
         
        
            Author : 
Jia-Yu Lin ; Chia-Yang Tsai ; Pin-Tso Lin ; Tse-En Hsu ; Po-Tsung Lee
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We propose and investigate a novel hybrid plasmonic rod-dimer/ring (RDR) nanostructure with significantly enhanced near-field at the gap region for its potential on sensing and trapping applications.
         
        
            Keywords : 
nanorods; nanosensors; optical sensors; plasmonics; radiation pressure; surface plasmon resonance; enhanced near-field; gap effect; hybrid plasmonic rod-dimer-ring nanostructure; localized surface plasmon resonances; mode hybridization; sensing applications; trapping applications; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Force; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Plasmons;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA