Resonant photonic-crystal structures with a diffraction grating for refractive index sensing
E.A. Kadomina, E.A. Bezus, L.L. Doskolovich

 

Image Processing Systems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Samara, Russia,
Samara State Aerospace University, Samara, Russia

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Abstract:
A new planar configuration of an optical refractive index sensor based on the excitation of Bloch surface waves and containing a diffraction grating and a photonic crystal is proposed and numerically investigated. The structure under analysis is compared with the conventional sensor based on the Kretschmann configuration for two varying parameters: the angle and wavelength of  incident light. The results of the study may find application in the design of novel on-chip refractive index sensors and spectral filters.

Keywords:
photonic crystal, diffraction grating, resonance domain, Bloch surface wave, optical sensor, Maxwell's equations, Fourier modal method.

Citation:
Kadomina EA, Bezus EA, Doskolovich LL. Resonant photonic-crystal structures with a diffraction grating for refractive index sensing. Computer Optics 2016; 40(2): 164-72. DOI: 10.18287/2412-6179-2016-40-2-164-172.

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