High-performance plasmonic metasurface sensor by triangular nano-structures

AuthorsEsmat Jafari, Mohammad Ali Mansouri-Birjandi, Alireza Tavousi
JournalOptics Continuum
Paper TypeFull Paper
Published At2024
Journal GradeISI
Journal TypeTypographic
Journal CountryIran, Islamic Republic Of

Abstract

The increasing need to sense different materials has caused sensors and efforts to improve their performance to receive a lot of attention in the optics field. In this report, we present a high-performance plasmonic metasurface sensor by the DGTD method that includes a two-dimensional periodic lattice of nano-triangles on a glass film and a TiN mirror. The TiN prevents light transmission from the resonators, causing a deeper reflection dip. Two resonances are observed, which offer a maximum sensitivity of about 417?nm/RIU and 735?nm/RIU, correspondingly. In this structure, augmenting the nano-triangles enhances hot spots, improving spectral response and sensitivity. Moreover, the structure maintains an almost unchanged spectral response for small angles. Overall, this sensor can be suitable for various applications such as biosensing.

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