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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2016-03-01

Journal: CHINESE PHYSICS B

Included Journals: ISTIC、EI、SCIE

Volume: 25

Issue: 3

ISSN: 1674-1056

Key Words: surface plasmons; sensing; finite-difference time-domain method

Abstract: In this paper, a subwavelength metal-grating assisted sensor of Kretschmann style that is capable of detecting the sample with a refractive index higher than that of the substrate is proposed. The sensor configuration is similar to the traditional Kretschmann structure, but the metal film is pattered into a grating. As a TM-polarized laser beam impinges from the substrate, a resonant dip point in reflectance curve is produced at a certain incident angle. Our studies indicate that the sensing sensitivity and resolution are affected by the grating's gap and period, and after these parameters have been optimized, a sensing sensitivity of 51.484 degrees/RIU is obtained with a slightly changing resolution.