Localized surface plasmon resonance biosensor: An improved technique for SERS response intensification

M. D. Saiful Islam*, Jakeya Sultana, Rifat Ahmmed Aoni, M. D. Selim Habib, Alex Dinovitser, W. H.N.G. Brian, Derek Abbott

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    Abstract

    As technology continues to advance, the development of novel sensing systems opens new possibilities for low-cost, practical biosensing applications. In this Letter, we demonstrate a localized surface plasmon resonance system that combines both wave-guiding and plasmonic resonance sensing with a single microstructured polymeric structure. Characterizing the sensor using the finite element method simulation shows, to the best of our knowledge, a record wavelength sensitivity (WS) of 111000 nm/refractive index unit (RIU), high amplitude sensitivity (AS) of 2050 RIU −1 , high sensor resolution and limit of detection of 9 × 10−7 RIU and 8.12 × 10 −12 RIU 2 ∕nm, respectively. Furthermore, these sensors have the capability to detect an analyte within the refractive index range of 1.33–1.43 in the visible to mid-IR, therefore being potentially suitable for applications in biomolecular and chemical analyte detection.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1134-1137
    Number of pages4
    JournalOptics Letters
    Volume44
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019

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