1. Optical Sensing of Analytes in Aqueous Solutions Through Surface Plasmonics and Surface Multiplasmonics Open Access Author: Swiontek, Stephen Edward Title: Optical Sensing of Analytes in Aqueous Solutions Through Surface Plasmonics and Surface Multiplasmonics Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: sculptured thin filmssurface plasmon polaritonoptical sensingKretschmann configurationsurface multiplasmonics File: Download Stephen_Swiontek_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorZhiwen Liu, Committee Chair/Co-ChairOsama O Awadelkarim, Committee MemberMichael T Lanagan, Committee Member