Plasmonic sensors provide great sensitivity to minute quantities of
analytes and provide excellent detection. This sensitivity is crucial for applications
in biomedical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food safety. In this
investigation, a plasmonic refractive index sensor based on key ring shaped resonator
consisting of a microring resonator and two rectangular resonator is proposed. Finite
Difference Time Domain method is used to study the transmittance characteristics
of the sensor. The device exhibits quadruple Fano resonance with highest sensitivity
of 2521.7 nm/RIU. Other performance parameters such as FOM (Figure of Merit),
Q factor and Detection limit are also been calculated, with values 98.8 RIU−1, 99.6
and 0.01 respectively. Additionally, the effects of different geometrical configurations
is also studied, providing insights into the design principles in context of potential
fabrication complexities. Further, the simulated Fano characteristic is validated against
the theoretical value. The application of the proposed sensor is investigated for different
types of analyte such as chemical pollutants and temperature sensing.