A long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguide ring resonator as a platform for (bio)sensor applications

A ring plasmon-polariton resonator has been investigated and proposed as a promising platform for (bio)sensor devices. Many applications related to sensitive, miniaturized, and lab-on-a-chip devices can be realized with the structure proposed in this work. This structure consists of a rib-type ring configuration employing a metallic film sandwiched by dielectric layers. The adopted operating wavelength is ? = 1550?nm. Our theoretical investigation shows that the proposed structure not only has low loss, and consequently a long propagation distance (2.17?mm), but also a good lateral field confinement and a quality factor Qtot?1146. This high quality factor is essential for sensing applications where the conductivity of analyte mixtures is allowed to vary.

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