The feasibility of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) imaging thermometry is tested as a potential tool for full-field and real-time temperature field mapping for thermally transient liquid mediums. Using the well-known Kretschmann's analysis [Physik 241, 313 (1971)]. parametric examinations are performed to delineate the effects of important optical properties, including seven different prism materials with different refractive index values and seven different measured dielectric constants for thin gold (Au) films (approximately 47.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn idea of real-time and full-field detection of near-wall salinity is presented to use the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) reflectance that changes with refractive index variations of the tested saline fluid. The laboratory-designed SPR system, based on the Kretschmann's configuration, uses a 47.5 nm thick gold layer as the SPR resonator, coated on a BK7 prism (n=1.
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