Surfaces of metallic films and metallic nanoparticles can strongly confine electromagnetic
field through its coupling to propagating or localized surface plasmons. This interaction is …

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is a key technique in developing sensor platforms for
clinical diagnostics, drug discovery, food quality, and environmental monitoring applications …

We experimentally demonstrate the enhancement of fluorescence from quantum dots
excited by interaction with surface plasmon polaritons on nanostructured metal surfaces …

In recent years, the biosensor research community has made rapid progress in the
development of nanostructured materials capable of amplifying the interaction between light …

This Perspective describes studies aimed at effective excitation of molecules by localized
surface plasmon polaritons. Recently developed bottom-up and top-down techniques allow …

A Photonic Crystal (PC) surface fabricated upon a quartz substrate using nanoimprint
lithography has been demonstrated to enhance light emission from fluorescent molecules in …

Two types of plasmonic silver-and gold-coated grating biosensor chips (plasmonic chip)
were applied in the detection of α-fetoprotein (AFP) with a sandwich imunoassay and …

We propose a highly sensitive refractive index sensor based on the surface phonon
resonance (SPhR) in the mid-IR spectral range. Surface phonon polaritons (SPhPs) are …

The design of an all-dielectric nanoantenna based on nonradiating “anapole” modes is
studied for biosensing applications in an aqueous environment, using FDTD …

Fluorescence imaging technology has been extensively applied in chemical and biological
research profiting from its high sensitivity and specificity. Much attention has been devoted to …