T-shaped plasmonic array as a narrow-band thermal emitter or biosensor

Abstract

A T-shaped plasmonic array is proposed for application as an effective thermal emitter or biosensor. The reflection and thermal radiation properties of a T-shaped array are investigated theoretically. The angular dependent reflectance spectrum shows a clear resonant dip at 0.36 eV for full polar angles. No other significant localized resonant mode is found in the investigated spectral range from 0.12 eV to 0.64 eV. According to the Kirchhoff's law, the thermal radiation of the proposed structure can lead to a sharp peak at 3.5 microm with low sideband emission. We have also found that the T-shaped structure filled with organic material such as PMMA with different thicknesses (10 nm -50 nm) can lead to significant shift of the resonance wavelength. Thus, the T-shaped structure can also be used as a good sensor for organic materials.