Title :
Nanosecond interrogation of surface plasmon resonance sensors using chirped femtosecond optical pulses
Author :
Zheng, Zheng ; Wan, Yuhang ; Zhao, Xin ; Zhu, Jinsong
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Beihang Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
A novel interrogation technique using chirped femtosecond pulses to realize high speed SPR measurements is proposed. The scanning time can be as short as several nanoseconds. Its ability to make sensitive measurements is experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; surface plasmon resonance; chirped femtosecond optical pulses; nanosecond interrogation; surface plasmon resonance sensors; Chirp; Nanobioscience; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Plasmons; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Resonance; Shape measurement; Ultrafast optics; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9