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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2012
Applicants:

Toyonori Matsuda, Koshi, JP;

Hiroyuki Odagawa, Koshi, JP;

Inventors:

Toyonori Matsuda, Koshi, JP;

Hiroyuki Odagawa, Koshi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2014.01); G01N 21/41 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); G01N 21/552 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/4133 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/41 (2013.01); G01N 21/553 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01);
Abstract

To provide a surface plasmon sensor for measuring a refractive index by which a refractive index can be easily measured with high accuracy without relying on an absorption curve. The surface plasmon sensor includes: a reflection plate which includes a metal layer having a periodic structure and on which a specimen is arranged; a light source which irradiates an incident light to the reflection plate; a light receiving part which receives a reflected light reflected on the reflection plate; and a measurement part which measures a refractive index of the specimen based on phase information on two kinds of waves which are included in reflected light reflected on a periodic structure surface and differ in polarization direction.


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