Title :
High-sensitivity sensing based on intensity-interrogated Bloch surface wave sensors
Author :
Kong, Weijing ; Wan, Yuhang ; Zheng, Zheng ; Zhao, Xin ; Liu, Ya ; Bian, Yusheng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Beihang Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A high-sensitivity sensing scheme based on Bloch surface wave at a one-dimensional photonic crystal surface is demonstrated with the simple intensity interrogation configuration achieving a detection limit as low as 7.5*10-7 RIU.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical sensors; photonic crystals; surface electromagnetic waves; detection limit; high-sensitivity sensing; intensity-interrogated Bloch surface wave sensors; one-dimensional photonic crystal surface; optical design; optical fabrication; simple intensity interrogation configuration; surface electromagnetic wave; Chemical sensors; Optical surface waves; Photonic band gap; Real-time systems; Refractive index; Sensors; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358562
