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Surface Plasmon Resonance:Physics and Technology


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1 School of Electronics Engineering, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India
2 Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India
 

Over the last few decades, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique has been very promising for sensing applications. It involves light-matter interaction at the interface of the metal and dielectric. This technology is employed in physical, chemical and biological sensing applications. In this review, we present the principle of SPR, different configurations used for excitation of SPR, performance characteristics of a sensor and commercialization of the biosensors technology. A few applications of SPR as biosensors have also been reviewed in this article.

Keywords

Biosensor, Optical Fibre, Surface Plasmon Resonance.
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Authors

S. Nivedha
School of Electronics Engineering, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India
P. Ramesh Babu
Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India
K. Senthilnathan
Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India

Abstract


Over the last few decades, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique has been very promising for sensing applications. It involves light-matter interaction at the interface of the metal and dielectric. This technology is employed in physical, chemical and biological sensing applications. In this review, we present the principle of SPR, different configurations used for excitation of SPR, performance characteristics of a sensor and commercialization of the biosensors technology. A few applications of SPR as biosensors have also been reviewed in this article.

Keywords


Biosensor, Optical Fibre, Surface Plasmon Resonance.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi1%2F56-63