Title :
Molecular range light confinement of metal-air-metal structure for biosensor applications
Author :
Jaehak Lee;Sangkeun Sung;Jung H. Shin
Author_Institution :
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Kuseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea
Abstract :
We report on an MIM-type plasmonic resonator with a 4-nm slot. The gap was defined using self-aligned deposition using conventional photolithography. The structure shows great promise for a biosensor, with 12 nm/nm surface sensitivity at least.
Keywords :
"Plasmons","Biosensors","Lithography","Surface treatment","Optical ring resonators","Air gaps","Nonhomogeneous media"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2015 11th Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2015.7376453
