Photonic crystals have achieved a lot of research significance due to their projected
applications. Their use as sensors is enabled due to their well-defined physical properties …

The interface of two semi-infinite media, where at least one of them is a birefringent crystal,
supports a special type of surface wave that was predicted theoretically by D'yakonov in …

We report on the direct experimental comparison of the sensitivity and figure of merit of
biosensors based either on surface plasmon polaritons on metal layers or on Bloch surface …

We present a new optical biosensor technique based on registration of dual optical s-
polarized modes on a photonic crystal surface. The simultaneous registration of two optical …

In this paper, we propose and analytically demonstrate a biosensor configuration based on
the excitation of surface electromagnetic waves in a graphene-based one-dimensional …

Abstract Development of nanotechnology and corresponding industries during the last
decade resulted in a new challenge for analytical science. This includes an ultrasensitive …

Here, we report the fabrication of a graphene-based Bragg grating (one-dimensional
photonic crystal) and experimentally demonstrate the excitation of surface electromagnetic …

Photonic crystal technology has attracted large interest in the last years. The possibility to
generate highly sensitive sensor elements with photonic crystal structures is very promising …

A systematic study of Bloch surface wave (BSW) properties and applications in diffraction-
based biosensors is presented. The design of such devices starts with the calculation of the …

With the goal of ultimate control over the light propagation, photonic crystals currently
represent the primary building blocks for novel nanophotonic devices. Bloch surface waves …