“…There are many published methods for determining shifts in the SP resonance. Some involve wavelength interrogation (Tian et al, 2004;Pang et al, 2007;Jory et al, 1995;Homola, 1997), whilst more recently methods which monitor the phase change of reflected light through the SP resonance have been developed (Kabashin et al, 1999;Nikitin et al, 2000;Shen et al, 1998;Wang et al, 2006;Notcovich et al, 2000;Law et al, 2007;Chen et al, 2005;Markowicz et al, 2007;Lee et al, 2008;Su et al, 2005;Wu et al, 2004;Ho and Lam, 2003;Nelson et al, 1996), though the initial work on such methods can be traced back as far as 1976 (Abelès, 1976). In this study we use a phase sensitive method, and in particular a dual-channel (two simultaneous sensing channels) system based on the differential surface plasmon ellipsometry sensing technique (Hooper and Sambles, 2004a,b;Hooper et al, 2006;Stewart et al, 2008).…”