Thermal-Vision Method of Investigations and Control of Device Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance

摘要

As is known, the miniaturization of analytical devices makes them more user-friendly and extends the sphere of their application. At the same time, however, the miniaturization deteriorates temperature schedules of the operation of devices because of localization that entails overheating and thereby making thermal errors of measurements more appreciable. This is especially critical to analytical devices operating on the basis of surface plasmon resonance because in that case a measurable value depends heavily on changes in a temperature. The main purpose of research is to use the method of nondestructive testing so as to analyze the thermal processes that take place in analytical devices operating on the basis of the surface plasmon resonance. This research suggests and shows the efficiency of the application of the thermal-vision method to detect the most heat-generating sources in analytical devices operating on the basis of the surface plasmon resonance. The results of this research can be used to improve the analytical devices as well as to streamline their design and fundamental basis.