Surface vs. bulk sensitivity of sensors based on Rayleigh anomalies in metallic nanogratings

Armando Ricciardi; Silvio Savoia; Alessio Crescitelli; Emanuela Esposito; Vincenzo Galdi; Andrea Cusano

doi:10.1117/12.2017233

3 May 2013 Surface vs. bulk sensitivity of sensors based on Rayleigh anomalies in metallic nanogratings

Armando Ricciardi, Silvio Savoia, Alessio Crescitelli, Emanuela Esposito, Vincenzo Galdi, Andrea Cusano

Proceedings Volume 8774, Optical Sensors 2013; 87741V (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017233
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

This work provides numerical and experimental evidence that a significant difference exists between bulk and surface sensitivities in nanodevices based on Rayleigh anomalies (RAs) when employed for sensing the surrounding refractive index. In particular, recently proposed sensing schemes based on RAs in optical nanogratings are shown to be applicable only in the presence of bulk analytes. In the presence of thin overlays of analytes, instead, the (surface) sensitivity deteriorates up to two orders of magnitude by comparison with its bulk value, as well as with typical surface sensitivities exhibited by sensors based on surface plasmon resonances. This aspect is of fundamental importance as it severely limits the practical applicability of these devices to chemical and label-free biological sensing.

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Armando Ricciardi, Silvio Savoia, Alessio Crescitelli, Emanuela Esposito, Vincenzo Galdi, and Andrea Cusano "Surface vs. bulk sensitivity of sensors based on Rayleigh anomalies in metallic nanogratings", Proc. SPIE 8774, Optical Sensors 2013, 87741V (3 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017233

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