ABSTRACT

Matrix Method ....................................................................................................... 268 9.3 Computational Approach and Simulation Model ........................................................ 271 9.4 Admittance Loci-Based Simulations (Using High-Index Prism) ................................ 273 9.5 Resonance Response-Based Simulations ....................................................................... 278

9.5.1 Semiconductor Nanofilm-Based Four-Layer Plasmonic Structures ............... 278 9.5.1.1 Evanescent Field Enhancement in Spectral Interrogation ................ 279 9.5.1.2 Reflectance and Phase Response .......................................................... 281 9.5.1.3 Protein-Based Biosensing ...................................................................... 282

9.6 Phase Response of MMD-Coupled Nanoplasmonic Structure .................................. 287 9.6.1 MSMD Nanoplasmonic Structure .......................................................................288