Quantum-enhanced plasmonic sensing

Dowran, Mohammadjavad; Kumar, Ashok; Lawrie, Benjamin J.; Pooser, Raphael C.; Marino, Alberto M.

doi:10.1364/OPTICA.5.000628

Quantum-enhanced plasmonic sensing

Journal Article · Wed May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Optica

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.5.000628· OSTI ID:1461064

Dowran, Mohammadjavad ^[1]; Kumar, Ashok ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; Marino, Alberto M. ^[1]

The Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Quantum resources can enhance the sensitivity of a device beyond the classical shot noise limit and, as a result, revolutionize the field of metrology through the development of quantum-enhanced sensors. In particular, plasmonic sensors, which are widely used in biological and chemical sensing applications, offer a unique opportunity to bring such an enhancement to real-life devices. Here, we use bright entangled twin beams to enhance the sensitivity of a plasmonic sensor used to measure local changes in the refractive index. We demonstrate a 56% quantum enhancement in the sensitivity of a state-of-the-art plasmonic sensor when compared with the corresponding classical configuration and a 24% quantum enhancement when compared to an optimal single-beam classical configuration. We measure sensitivities on the order of 10^–10 RIU / √Hz, nearly 5 orders of magnitude better than previous proof-of-principle implementations of quantum-enhanced plasmonic sensors. Furthermore, these results promise significant enhancements in ultratrace label-free plasmonic sensing and will find their way into areas ranging from biomedical applications to chemical detection.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1461064

Journal Information:: Optica, Journal Name: Optica Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 5; ISSN 2334-2536

Publisher:: Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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