Title :
Rigorous modal method for the analysis of lamellar metallic gratings for surface plasmon resonance sensing
Author :
Hoa, X.D. ; Nicorovici, N.A. ; McPhedran, R.C. ; Botten, L.C. ; Kirk, A.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
We show that a rigorous modal method can provide a more accurate prediction of the electromagnetic response of metallic lamellar gratings than rigorous coupled wave analysis and extend the analysis to a stacked grating configuration
Keywords :
biosensors; coupled mode analysis; diffraction gratings; optical sensors; surface plasmon resonance; biological probes; biological sensor; electromagnetic response; lamellar metallic gratings; rigorous coupled wave analysis method; stacked grating configuration; surface plasmon resonance; Absorption; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic coupling; Gold; Gratings; Optical surface waves; Physics; Plasmons; Resonance; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279139
