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High-Resolution Angular Measurement Using Surface-Plasmon-Resonance Via Phase Interrogation At Optimal Incident Wavelengths, Hai-Pang Chiang, Jing-Lun Lin, Railing Chang, Sheng-Yu Su, P.T. Leung Oct 2005

High-Resolution Angular Measurement Using Surface-Plasmon-Resonance Via Phase Interrogation At Optimal Incident Wavelengths, Hai-Pang Chiang, Jing-Lun Lin, Railing Chang, Sheng-Yu Su, P.T. Leung

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

It is demonstrated that ultrahigh-resolution angular measurement can be achieved via surface-plasmon-resonance excitation in which the phase difference between p- and s-polarized reflected waves is monitored as a function of the incidence angle. Resolutions down to 1.9 x 10(-6) deg are obtained by performing the measurements at optimal incident wavelengths. This represents an order of magnitude improvement compared with previously reported values.