Exploring plasmonic nanoantenna arrays as a platform for biosensing

Kimani C. Toussaint

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Abstract

In recent years, the PROBE Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has made significant developments in plasmonic nanoantenna technology by more closely exploring the rich parameter space associated with these structures including geometry and material composition, as well as the optical excitation conditions. Indeed, plasmonic nanoantennas are attractive for a variety of potential applications in nanotechnology, biology, and photonics due to their ability to tightly confine and strongly enhance optical fields. This talk will discuss our work with arrays of Au bowtie nanoantennas (BNAs) with an emphasis on how their field enhancement properties could be harnessed for particle manipulation and sensing. We also present our work with pillar-supported BNAs (p-BNAs) and discuss their potential for sensing applications, particularly when adapted for response in the near-IR. The talk will conclude with a brief discussion of some of the future work pursued by the PROBE lab, including adapting BNAs for lab-on-a-chip applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationBiosensing and Nanomedicine X
EditorsManijeh Razeghi, Massoud H. Agahi, Massoud H. Agahi, Hooman Mohseni
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510611610
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
EventBiosensing and Nanomedicine X 2017 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Aug 6 2017Aug 7 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10352
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

OtherBiosensing and Nanomedicine X 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period8/6/178/7/17

Keywords

  • NIR plasmonics
  • bowtie nanoantennas
  • nanotweezers
  • optical antennas
  • plasmonic nanoantennas
  • plasmonic sensing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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