vbid/9783319149264

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This book addresses the important physical phenomenon of�Surface Plasmon Resonance or Surface Plasmon Polaritons in thin metal films, a phenomenon which is�exploited in the design of a large variety of physico-chemical optical sensors. In this treatment, crucial materials aspects for design and optimization of SPR sensors are investigated and outlined in detail. The text�covers the selection of nanometer thin metal films, ranging from free-electron to the platinum type conductors, along with their combination with a large variety of dielectric substrate materials, and associated individual layer and opto-geometric arrangements. Furthermore, as-yet�hardly explored SPR features of selected metal�metal and metal�dielectric super lattices are included in this report. An in-depth multilayer Fresnel evaluation�provides the mathematical tool for this optical analysis, which otherwise relies�solely on�experimentally determined electro-optical materials parameters.Typham this is the title: Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors A Materials Guide to Design and Optimization