Title :
Integrated SPP-dielectric hybrid coupler based sensor for ultra-thin layer detection
Author :
Boyu Fan ; Fang Liu ; Xiaoyan Wang ; Yunxiang Li ; Yidong Huang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
An integrated sensor utilizing short range surface plasmon polariton mode is proposed and realized, which demonstrates the sensitivity as high as 0.67dB/nm for ultra-thin layer detection.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical couplers; optical sensors; polaritons; surface plasmons; integrated SPP-dielectric hybrid coupler based sensor; sensor sensitivity; surface plasmon polariton mode; ultrathin layer detection; Couplers; Dielectrics; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Sensitivity; Sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
