Title :
Resonantly-enhanced sensing using surface plasmon polaritons in a Sagnac interferometer
Author :
Hake, Brian ; Grotewohl, Herbert ; Deutsch, Miriam
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
Abstract :
We present analysis of a resonantly enhanced Sagnac interferometer. While one output port is highly sensitive to nonreciprocal phenomena and robust to reciprocal fluctuations, the complementary output can be used to simultaneously monitor reciprocal drifts.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; optical sensors; polaritons; surface plasmons; complementary output; nonreciprocal phenomena; output port; reciprocal drifts; reciprocal fluctuations; resonantly enhanced Sagnac interferometer; resonantly-enhanced sensing; surface plasmon polaritons; Films; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Ports (Computers); Reflectivity; Sagnac interferometers; Sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
