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Hsu WT, Lin YC, Yang HC, Barshilia D, Chen PL, Huang FC, Chau LK, Hsieh WH, Chang GE. Label-Free Biosensor Based on Particle Plasmon Resonance Coupled with Diffraction Grating Waveguide. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:5536. [PMID: 39275446 PMCID: PMC11397741 DOI: 10.3390/s24175536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2024] [Revised: 08/08/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024]
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Particle plasmon resonance (PPR), or localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), utilizes intrinsic resonance in metal nanoparticles for sensor fabrication. While diffraction grating waveguides monitor bioaffinity adsorption with out-of-plane illumination, integrating them with PPR for biomolecular detection schemes remains underexplored. This study introduces a label-free biosensing platform integrating PPR with a diffraction grating waveguide. Gold nanoparticles are immobilized on a glass slide in contact with a sample, while a UV-assisted embossed diffraction grating is positioned opposite. The setup utilizes diffraction in reflection to detect changes in the environment's refractive index, indicating biomolecular binding at the gold nanoparticle surface. The positional shift of the diffracted beam, measured with varying refractive indices of sucrose solutions, shows a sensitivity of 0.97 mm/RIU at 8 cm from a position-sensitive detector, highlighting enhanced sensitivity due to PPR-diffraction coupling near the gold nanoparticle surface. Furthermore, the sensor achieved a resolution of 3.1 × 10-4 refractive index unit and a detection limit of 4.4 pM for detection of anti-DNP. The sensitivity of the diffracted spot was confirmed using finite element method (FEM) simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics. This study presents a significant advancement in biosensing technology, offering practical solutions for sensitive, rapid, and label-free biomolecule detection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wei-Ting Hsu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Nano Bio-Detection, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-Tech Innovations, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Nano Bio-Detection, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-Tech Innovations, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-Tech Innovations, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-Tech Innovations, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Nano Bio-Detection, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-Tech Innovations, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-Tech Innovations, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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Zhou J, Dong S, Wei Z, Zhang J, Deng X, Wang Z, Cheng X. Two-dimensional guided-mode resonance gratings with an etch-stop layer and high tolerance to fabrication errors. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:25907-25917. [PMID: 36237110 DOI: 10.1364/oe.464065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Guided-mode resonance (GMR) bandpass filters have many important applications. The tolerance of fabrication errors that easily cause the transmission wavelength to shift has been well studied for one-dimensional (1D) anisotropic GMR gratings. However, the tolerance of two-dimensional (2D) GMR gratings, especially for different design architectures, has rarely been explored, which prevents the achievement of a high-tolerance unpolarized design. Here, GMR filters with common 2D zero-contrast gratings (ZCGs) were first investigated to reveal their differences from 1D gratings in fabrication tolerance. We demonstrated that 2D ZCGs are highly sensitive to errors in the grating linewidth against the case of 1D gratings, and the linewidth orthogonal to a certain polarization direction has much more influence than that parallel to the polarization. By analyzing the electromagnetic fields, we found that there was an obvious field enhancement inside the gratings, which could have a strong effect on the modes in the waveguide layer through the field overlap. Therefore, we proposed the introduction of an etch-stop (ES) layer between the gratings and the waveguide-layer, which can effectively suppress the interaction between the gratings and modal evanescent fields, resulting in 4-fold increased tolerance to the errors in the grating linewidth. Finally, the proposed etch-stop ZCGs (ES-ZCGs) GMR filters were experimentally fabricated to verify the error robustness.
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Barshilia D, Komaram AC, Chen PC, Chau LK, Chang GE. Slab waveguide-based particle plasmon resonance optofluidic biosensor for rapid and label-free detection. Analyst 2022; 147:4417-4425. [DOI: 10.1039/d2an01092e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We demonstrate a cost-effective, rapid, and sensitive slab waveguide-based particle plasmon resonance biosensor with enhanced optical near field through the localized surface plasmon resonance effect for practical clinical applications.
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- Devesh Barshilia
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi County 62102, Taiwan
- Center of Nano Bio-Detection, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
- Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-Tech Innovations (AIM-HI), National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
- Center of Nano Bio-Detection, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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Yeh CT, Barshilia D, Hsieh CJ, Li HY, Hsieh WH, Chang GE. Rapid and Highly Sensitive Detection of C-Reaction Protein Using Robust Self-Compensated Guided-Mode Resonance BioSensing System for Point-of-Care Applications. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:523. [PMID: 34940280 PMCID: PMC8699450 DOI: 10.3390/bios11120523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The rapid and sensitive detection of human C-reactive protein (CRP) in a point-of-care (POC) may be conducive to the early diagnosis of various diseases. Biosensors have emerged as a new technology for rapid and accurate detection of CRP for POC applications. Here, we propose a rapid and highly stable guided-mode resonance (GMR) optofluidic biosensing system based on intensity detection with self-compensation, which substantially reduces the instability caused by environmental factors for a long detection time. In addition, a low-cost LED serving as the light source and a photodetector are used for intensity detection and real-time biosensing, and the system compactness facilitates POC applications. Self-compensation relies on a polarizing beam splitter to separate the transverse-magnetic-polarized light and transverse-electric-polarized light from the light source. The transverse-electric-polarized light is used as a background signal for compensating noise, while the transverse-magnetic-polarized light is used as the light source for the GMR biosensor. After compensation, noise is drastically reduced, and both the stability and performance of the system are enhanced over a long period. Refractive index experiments revealed a resolution improvement by 181% when using the proposed system with compensation. In addition, the system was successfully applied to CRP detection, and an outstanding limit of detection of 1.95 × 10-8 g/mL was achieved, validating the proposed measurement system for biochemical reaction detection. The proposed GMR biosensing sensing system can provide a low-cost, compact, rapid, sensitive, and highly stable solution for a variety of point-of-care applications.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-Tech Innovations (AIM-HI), National Chung Cheng University, Minxiong Township 62102, Taiwan; (C.-T.Y.); (D.B.); (C.-J.H.); (H.-Y.L.); (W.-H.H.)
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Pandey V, Pal S. Design of highly sensitive refractive index sensors in the visible region utilizing metal layer assisted guided modes. APPLIED OPTICS 2021; 60:7589-7595. [PMID: 34613225 DOI: 10.1364/ao.433236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We present a systematic comparison of the metal layer assisted guided mode resonance-based sensing structures with the traditional guided mode resonance-based sensing structures sharing identical design parameters for various two-dimensional square hole and pillar grating type lattice configurations. The surface and volume integrals of the electromagnetic field intensity profiles at resonance have been computed for all the considered structures to show that the waveguide-pillar-based structures offer the strongest interaction between the resonant modes and the sensing region, resulting in a superior sensitivity. Further insights into the nature of metal assisted guided mode resonance-based sensors and the ways to generate a strong resonant response are reported for the visible range of operation.
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Bao Y, Liu X, Hu J, Zou J, Han H, Wang C. Enhanced optical sensing performance in stacked resonant compound gratings. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:29458-29465. [PMID: 34615055 DOI: 10.1364/oe.435653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We proposed a high-performance integrated optical sensor based on a stacked resonant compound grating (SRCG). The transmission spectrum of a SRCG is investigated by the theoretical model that combines the coupled mode theory with the eigenmode information of the grating structures. It is found that the spectral width of the SRCG is controlled by changing its structural parameters such as the strip depth, the period of the grating, and cavity length. The simulation results, which are verified by finite element method (FEM), show that the sensitivity of the sensor is 401.8 nm/RIU with its figure of merit (FOM) as high as 57404. The presented sensor is a promising application for high-performance biosensing.
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Zhang C, Zhou Y, Mi L, Ma J, Wu X, Fei Y. High Performance of a Metal Layer-Assisted Guided-Mode Resonance Biosensor Modulated by Double-Grating. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2021; 11:bios11070221. [PMID: 34356692 PMCID: PMC8301824 DOI: 10.3390/bios11070221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Guided-mode resonance (GMR) sensors are widely used as biosensors with the advantages of simple structure, easy detection schemes, high efficiency, and narrow linewidth. However, their applications are limited by their relatively low sensitivity (<200 nm/RIU) and in turn low figure of merit (FOM, <100 1/RIU). Many efforts have been made to enhance the sensitivity or FOM, separately. To enhance the sensitivity and FOM simultaneously for more sensitive sensing, we proposed a metal layer-assisted double-grating (MADG) structure with the evanescent field extending to the sensing region enabled by the metal reflector layer underneath the double-grating. The influence of structural parameters was systematically investigated. Bulk sensitivity of 550.0 nm/RIU and FOM of 1571.4 1/RIU were obtained after numerical optimization. Compared with a single-grating structure, the surface sensitivity of the double-grating structure for protein adsorption increases by a factor of 2.4 times. The as-proposed MADG has a great potential to be a biosensor with high sensitivity and high accuracy.
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Barshilia D, Chau LK, Chang GE. Low-cost planar waveguide-based optofluidic sensor for real-time refractive index sensing. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:27337-27345. [PMID: 32988030 DOI: 10.1364/oe.400800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report on the design, fabrication, and characterization of mass-producible, sensitive, intensity-detection-based planar waveguide sensors for rapid refractive index (RI) sensing; the sensors comprise suspended glass planar waveguides on glass substrates, and are integrated with microfluidic channels. They are facilely and cost-effectively constructed via vacuum-less processes. They yield a high throughput, enabling mass production. The sensors respond to solutions with different RIs via variations in the transmitted optical power due to coupling loss in the sensing region, facilitating real-time and simple RI detection. Experiments yield a good resolution of 5.65 × 10-4 RIU. This work has major implications for several RI-sensing-based applications.
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Symmetry-broken square silicon patches for ultra-narrowband light absorption. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17477. [PMID: 31767953 PMCID: PMC6877620 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54003-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The effect of ultra-narrowband light absorption enhancement is presented by using metamaterials with symmetry-broken square silicon patches (SSPs). The symmetry of the SSP can be broken by introducing a narrow slit deviating from its center. By breaking the symmetry of the SSPs, slit resonance mode with standing wave patterns can be excited, and the locations of the absorption peaks can be well estimated by using the Fabry-Pérot (F-P) cavity model. Although there is no excitation of surface plasmon resonance, ultra-narrowband light absorption can be achieved by minimizing the reflectance through perfect impedance matching and simultaneously eliminating the transmittance by the metallic substrate. Good ultra-narrowband absorption features can be maintained as the parameters of the buffer layer and the SSPs are altered. When this type of symmetry-broken SSPs-based metamaterial is used in refractive-index sensors, it shows excellent sensing properties due to its stable ultra-narrowband absorption enhancement.
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Zhou Y, Li X, Li S, Guo Z, Zeng P, He J, Wang D, Zhang R, Lu M, Zhang S, Wu X. Symmetric guided-mode resonance sensors in aqueous media with ultrahigh figure of merit. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:34788-34802. [PMID: 31878661 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.034788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Optical sensors with a high figure of merit (FOM) for refractive index measurement can substantially enhance detection performance. For guided mode resonance (GMR) sensors, previous works mainly focused on the sensitivity enhancement rather than FOM optimization; therefore, the state-of-the-art FOM is limited within the range of 100. To address this, we propose a low-index, ultraviolet-curable resin (n = 1.344) to form a simple, stable, symmetric, GMR sensor, with enhanced sensitivity, narrowed resonant linewidth, and substantially improved FOM, in aqueous media. The influence of structural parameters was systematically investigated, and optimized FOM values as high as tens of thousands were obtained using numerical calculation. Using low-cost, nanoimprinting technology, we experimentally demonstrated a spectral linewidth as narrow as 56 pm, a bulk refractive index sensitivity of 233.35 nm / RIU, and a low detection limit 1.93 × 10-6, resulting in a FOM value up to 4200 (48 times typical GMR sensors). The proposed symmetric GMR sensor exhibits great potential in a variety of applications, including label-free biosensing, bio-imaging, and optical filters.
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Qian L, Wang K, Bykov DA, Xu Y, Zhu L, Yan C. Improving the sensitivity of guided-mode resonance sensors under oblique incidence condition. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:30563-30575. [PMID: 31684301 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.030563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We present an investigation on the use of oblique incidence condition to enhance the sensitivity of guided-mode resonance (GMR) sensors. By adjusting the incident angle, the enhancement of GMR sensitivity in non-subwavelength regime can be obtained. The measured results show that the bulk sensitivity of the GMR sensors with period of 809 nm climbs to 177% or 292% as the incident angle increases from 15° to 25° or 35°, respectively. The same trend is also obtained for the grating period of 994 nm. Simulations based on the rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA) method were performed, and we also built a new slab waveguide model to describe the relationship between bulk sensitivity and the incident angle. The present investigation demonstrates a new method for enhancing the bulk sensitivity of GMR sensor. Moreover, simple fabrication techniques can be utilized since a large grating period was used.
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Tu X, Luo Y, Huang T, Gan J, Song C. Optofluidic refractive index sensor based on asymmetric diffraction. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:17809-17818. [PMID: 31252734 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.017809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A novel optofluidic refracrtive index (RI) sensor was proposed based on asymmetric Fraunhofer diffraction. In-plane optofluidic lens, light source, slit, diffraction pattern visualization zone and optical path were integrated into the microfluidic networks to avoid the manual alignment of the optical components as well as to reduce the cost of external bulky components. Unlike the conventional RI sensor, this device visualizes the bulk refractive index change of the liquid through a diffraction image, which is readily read-out for clinical diagnosis right at the point-of-care or on-site security check. In the experiment, the device can measure a RI change of as low as ~10-5 RIU. A low noise-equivalent detection limit (NEDL) of ~10-6 refractive index unit (RIU) and high sensitivity of ~1.1 × 104/RIU were achieved. The new device is practical and suitable to be extended for high throughput applications by simultaneously reading multiple chips with an 2D-array image sensor.
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Zhou Y, Wang B, Guo Z, Wu X. Guided Mode Resonance Sensors with Optimized Figure of Merit. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9060837. [PMID: 31159384 PMCID: PMC6631114 DOI: 10.3390/nano9060837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The guided mode resonance (GMR) effect is widely used in biosensing due to its advantages of narrow linewidth and high efficiency. However, the optimization of a figure of merit (FOM) has not been considered for most GMR sensors. Aimed at obtaining a higher FOM of GMR sensors, we proposed an effective design method for the optimization of FOM. Combining the analytical model and numerical simulations, the FOM of “grating–waveguide” GMR sensors for the wavelength and angular shift detection schemes were investigated systematically. In contrast with previously reported values, higher FOM values were obtained using this method. For the “waveguide–grating” GMR sensors, a linear relationship between the grating period and groove depth was obtained, which leads to excellent FOM values for both the angular and wavelength resonance. Such higher performance GMR sensors will pave the way to lower detection limits in biosensing.
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- Yi Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra Precision Optical Manufacturing, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra Precision Optical Manufacturing, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra Precision Optical Manufacturing, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra Precision Optical Manufacturing, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Dual-Band Light Absorption Enhancement in Hyperbolic Rectangular Array. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9102011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The effect of dual-band light absorption enhancement in a hyperbolic rectangular array (HRA) is presented. The enhanced light absorption of the HRA results from the propagating surface plasmon (PSP) resonance, and a dual-band absorption with low and flat sideband level can be realized. The impedance theory is used to evaluate the absorption properties of the HRA, and shows that the input impedances of the HRA varied abruptly around the absorption bands to meet the impedance matching. The absorption spectra of the HRA can be estimated using the effective medium theory (EMT), and its accuracy can be improved as the number of film stacks is increased. The dual-band absorptions of the HRA are very robust to the variations of the width and the number of film stack. Potential application in refractive index sensing can be achieved by utilizing the two absorption bands.
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Liu IC, Chen PC, Chau LK, Chang GE. Optofluidic refractive-index sensors employing bent waveguide structures for low-cost, rapid chemical and biomedical sensing. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:273-283. [PMID: 29328304 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.000273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We propose and develop an intensity-detection-based refractive-index (RI) sensor for low-cost, rapid RI sensing. The sensor is composed of a polymer bent ridge waveguide (BRWG) structure on a low-cost glass substrate and is integrated with a microfluidic channel. Different-RI solutions flowing through the BRWG sensing region induce output optical power variations caused by optical bend losses, enabling simple and real-time RI detection. Additionally, the sensors are fabricated using rapid and cost-effective vacuum-less processes, attaining the low cost and high throughput required for mass production. A good RI solution of 5.31 10-4 × RIU-1 is achieved from the RI experiments. This study demonstrates mass-producible and compact RI sensors for rapid and sensitive chemical analysis and biomedical sensing.
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Kang XB, Liu LJ, Lu H, Li HD, Wang ZG. Guided Bloch surface wave resonance for biosensor designs. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. A, OPTICS, IMAGE SCIENCE, AND VISION 2016; 33:997-1003. [PMID: 27140900 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.33.000997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A guided Bloch surface wave resonance (GBR) configuration is introduced for label-free biosensing. The GBR is realized by coupling the first-order diffraction of a subwavelength grating with the Bloch surface wave at the interface between a 1D photonic crystal slab and bio-solution. In addition to sustaining the Bloch surface mode, the photonic crystal provides the design freedom of simultaneously increasing the quality and decreasing the sideband transmissions of the resonance spectrum. The low sideband and high-quality features along with the large sensitivity rising from the strong overlap between the Bloch surface mode and the bio-solution make the GBR suitable for the design of biosensors. Biosensors with a high figure of merit are realized by the compact configurations.
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