Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate a surface plasmon resonance sensor utilizing quantum noise in two-mode squeezed states for signal transduction. This quantum plasmonic sensor exhibits 5 dB greater sensitivity than its classical analog by exploiting plasmonic absorption.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | FM4N.1 |
| Journal | Optics InfoBase Conference Papers |
| State | Published - 2016 |
| Event | CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, QELS 2016 - San Jose, United States Duration: Jun 5 2016 → Jun 10 2016 |
Funding
This work was performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, operated by UT-Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy. The authors B.L., W.F., and R.P. recognize support from the laboratory directed research and development program. The gold films were grown at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, which is a DOE Office of Science User Facility.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| U.S. Department of Energy | |
| Office of Science | |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| UT-Battelle |