Tracking single particles using surface plasmon leakage radiation speckle
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Author(s)
Berk, Joel
Paterson, Carl
Foreman, Matthew R
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Label free tracking of small bio-particles such as proteins or viruses is of great utility in the study of biological processes, however such experiments are frequently hindered by weak signal strengths and a susceptibility to scattering impurities. To overcome these problems we here propose a novel technique leveraging the enhanced sensitivity of both interferometric detection and the strong field confinement of surface plasmons. Specifically, we show that interference between the field scattered by an analyte particle and a speckle reference field, derived from random scattering of surface plasmons propagating on a rough metal film, enables particle tracking with sub-wavelength accuracy. We present the analytic framework of our technique and verify its robustness to noise through Monte Carlo simulations.
Date Issued
2021-06-15
Date Acceptance
2020-11-01
Citation
Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2021, 39 (12), pp.3950-3960
ISSN
0733-8724
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Start Page
3950
End Page
3960
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Lightwave Technology
Volume
39
Issue
12
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
The Royal Society
Royal Society
Identifier
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9250534
Grant Number
UF150335
University Research Fellowship
Subjects
physics.optics
physics.optics
Optoelectronics & Photonics
0205 Optical Physics
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1005 Communications Technologies
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-11-06