A photonic crystal sensor based on the superprism effect

被引:24
作者
Prasad, Tushar [1 ]
Mittleman, Daniel M.
Colvin, Vicki L.
机构
[1] Rice Univ, Dept Chem, Houston, TX 77005 USA
[2] Rice Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Houston, TX 77005 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
colloidal photonic crystal; superprism; optical sensor;
D O I
10.1016/j.optmat.2006.03.008
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We describe an optical sensing technique, based on the superprism effect in three-dimensional photonic crystals formed by templating colloidal crystals. This method exploits the extreme sensitivity of the diffraction angle to the material properties, such as the refractive index contrast. We outline a theoretical method for analyzing this effect, and apply it to a particular sensing configuration. This sensor should provide an increase by as much as three orders of magnitude in the sensitivity to small changes in index contrast, in comparison with other optical sensing methods. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:56 / 59
页数:4
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