Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis of Surface Plasmon Enhancement from Patterned Immobilization on Nanogratings

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(a) SPR surface grating configuration, (b) single surface biomolecule active medium (dark gray), (c) active medium uniformly distributed along the grating, (d) active medium in the grating trough, (e) active medium on the grating mesa.

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