Title :
A planar waveguide surface plasmon resonance biosensor based on Otto configuration
Author :
Akowuah, E.K. ; Gorman, T. ; Haxha, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng., Kwame Nkrumah Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Kumasi, Ghana
Abstract :
This paper presents a theoretical study on a planar waveguide surface plasmon biosensor based on the Otto Configuration. The analysis employs an eigenmode solver with perfectly mached layers (PML) to provide insight into optimization of sensor sensitivity and full width at half maximum (FWHM). It has been shown that by selecting appropriate design parameters, it is possible to achieve sensor sensitivity 3400 nm/RIU and FWHM of 180.81nm for an aqueous analyte.
Keywords :
Otto cycle; biosensors; optimisation; planar waveguides; surface plasmon resonance; FWHM; Otto configuration; PML; aqueous analyte; full width at half maximum; optimization; perfectly matched layer; planar waveguide surface plasmon resonance biosensor; sensor sensitivity; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Sensitivity; Surface waves; Otto configuration; integrated optical devices; sensors; waveguide sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Adaptive Science & Technology (ICAST), 2012 IEEE 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kumasi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4787-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICASTech.2012.6381079
