Plasmonic Biosensor in NIR with Chalcogenide Glass Material: On the Role of Probe Geometry, Wavelength, and 2D Material

Samarium doped chalcogenide core, perfluorinated polymer clad with Ag metal and plasmonic 2D materials based plasmonic fiber-optic sensor is simulated and analyzed in near-infrared (NIR) wavelength regime. Proposed sensor is directed at the detection of the malignancy stages of liver tissues. The performance analysis (in terms of figure-of-merit, i.e., FOM) was carried out taking into account the MoS2 and graphene monolayers as performance enhancing 2D materials. The analysis suggests that FOM values of MoS2-based sensor probe are better than graphene-based probe. Further, a comparative study shows that fiber-optic probe is able to provide much better performance than prism-based probes. The FOM gets better for longer wavelength. The specificity of the biosensor can be improved by employing a suitable buffer layer (1–15 nm) as a bio-recognition element. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.