简介:WedesignaD-shapedfiberopticbiosensorbasedonthesurfaceplasmonresonance(SPR)ofametal-graphenelayerandsimulatethisSPRusingthefiniteelementmethod.Usingametal-graphenelayerasthesensingmaterial,surfaceplasmaresonanceissimulatedastherefractiveindexoftheexternalenvironmentrangesfrom1.33to1.36.Simulationresultsshowthatametal-graphenelayerattachedtotheD-shapedopticalfibercorecancouplewithlightunderaspecificpolarizationstateandexcitestrongplasmaoscillationsonthelayersurface.Calculatedtransmissioncoefficientsshowthattheresonancewavelengthobviouslymovestowardlongerwavelengthsastherefractiveindexofthetestmediumincreases,andasensitivityof5400nm/RIUisobtained.Becauseofitslargesurfacevolumeratioandgoodbiocompatibility,graphenemaybeutilizedinmanyapplicationsinthefieldofbiosensing.