MIM waveguide based nano refractive index sensor for hemoglobin and glucose concentration detection in human body

Abstract

In this study, a nanoscale refractive index sensor structure is proposed, which is realised using a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguide and a grooved circular ring with double disk cavity (GRDD) structure coupled to each other. The finite element method (FEM) was used to analyze and investigate the effects of the variations of each structural parameter on the transmittance spectra and the comprehensive performance of the sensor. Based on the simulation results, the optimum sensitivity parameter of the sensor structure is 2800 nm R−1IU−1 with a figure of merit (FOM) value of 51.9 RIU−1. The sensor structure is capable of being used in biomedical field with sensitivities of 3.895 nm g−L−1, 4.870 nm/gL−1, and 4.955 nm/gL−1, respectively, for detecting hemoglobin of blood types A, B, and O, and 4.48 nm/gL−1, for detecting glucose concentration.