Table 1.
Structure Parameters n1, d1, d2 (in nm) | Dynamic Range (D) | n0sinθ0 at Lower D Limit | n0sinθ0 at Upper D Limit | Sensitivity (S) | FWHM at |rp|2 = 0 |
n0sinθ0 Where the FWHM Calculated | FoM | Shown in Figure |
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Kretschmann Configuration | ||||||||
1.5200, 0, 48 | 1.3400–1.3983 | 1.4510 | 1.5137 | 1.0757 | 0.0469 | 1.3400 | 22.9344 | 8a |
LRSPP excited by evanescent wave coupling | ||||||||
1.3400, 930, 20 | 1.3400–1.3660 | 1.3538 | 1.3697 | 0.6127 | 0.0022 | 1.3400 | 273.6243 | 8b |
1.3400, 660, 30 | 1.3400–1.3885 | 1.3685 | 1.3960 | 0.5680 | 0.0056 | 1.3400 | 101.8497 | - |
1.3400, 510, 40 | 1.3400–1.4191 | 1.3849 | 1.4247 | 0.5030 | 0.0108 | 1.3400 | 46.4032 | 8c |
1.3400, 420, 50 | 1.3400–1.4485 | 1.4010 | 1.4485 | 0.4380 | 0.0176 | 1.3400 | 24.9548 | - |
1.3400, 360, 60 | 1.3400–1.4500 | 1.4155 | 1.4516 | 0.3276 | 0.0254 | 1.3400 | 12.9010 | 8d |
1.3400, 310, 70 | 1.3400–1.4500 | 1.4284 | 1.4573 | 0.2621 | 0.0371 | 1.3400 | 7.0632 | - |
LRSPP excited by interferometric mode | ||||||||
1.3616, 500, 20 | 1.3955–1.4157 | 1.3971 | 1.4151 | 0.8927 | 0.0165 | 1.4092 | 54.1772 | 9a |
1.3616, 1000, 20 | 1.3400–1.3778 | 1.3655 | 1.3858 | 0.5374 | 0.0024 | 1.3709 | 223.4523 | 9a |
1.3616, 1500, 20 | 1.3400–1.3404 | 1.3665 | 1.3667 | 0.4198 | 0.0011 | 1.3665 | 373.7145 | 9a |
1.3616, 500, 30 | 1.3400–1.4439 | 1.3783 | 1.4439 | 0.6315 | 0.0072 | 1.4207 | 87.5131 | 9b |
1.3900, 500, 20 | 1.4218–1.4477 | 1.4249 | 1.4474 | 0.8673 | 0.0122 | 1.4412 | 71.0818 | 9c |
1.3900, 1000, 20 | 1.3400–1.4029 | 1.3829 | 1.4133 | 0.4836 | 0.0026 | 1.3984 | 182.3115 | 9c |
1.3900, 1500, 20 | 1.3400–1.3652 | 1.3860 | 1.3947 | 0.3456 | 0.0026 | 1.3872 | 132.2752 | 9c |
1.3900, 2000, 20 | 1.3400–1.3512 | 1.3873 | 1.3901 | 0.2490 | 0.0018 | 1.3873 | 138.0813 | 9c |
1.3900, 2500, 20 | 1.3400–1.3454 | 1.3881 | 1.3891 | 0.1840 | 0.0012 | 1.3881 | 154.6768 | 9c |
1.3900, 3000, 20 | 1.3400–1.3425 | 1.3885 | 1.3889 | 0.1391 | 0.0008 | 1.3885 | 170.0563 | 9c |
1.3900, 3500, 20 | 1.3400–1.3408 | 1.3888 | 1.3889 | 0.1073 | 0.0006 | 1.3888 | 185.0506 | 9c |
1.3900, 4000, 20 | 1.3400–1.3397 | 1.3890 | 1.3890 | 0.0840 | 0.0004 | 1.3890 | 199.8070 | 9c |
1.3900, 500, 30 | 1.3400–1.4500 | 1.3921 | 1.4570 | 0.5903 | 0.0077 | 1.4479 | 76.5967 | 9d |
1.3900, 1000, 30 | 1.3400–1.3477 | 1.3960 | 1.4001 | 0.5388 | 0.0042 | 1.3960 | 127.6527 | 9d |
1.3900, 500, 40 | 1.3400–1.4500 | 1.4093 | 1.4726 | 0.5754 | 0.0137 | 1.4170 | 42.0868 | - |
1.3900, 500, 48 | 1.3400–1.4067 | 1.4214 | 1.4655 | 0.6605 | 0.0138 | 1.4214 | 48.0453 | - |