Provided is a surface plasmon resonance sensor device having excellent
measurement accuracy. The device is equipped with an optical fiber 2,32
for introducing a light incident from one end thereof to the other end, a
core exposed portion 3,33a formed to expose core 5,33 of the optical
fiber 2,32, and a thin metal film 4,35 formed on the core exposed portion
3,33a and capable of exciting surface plasmon. The core exposed portion 3
is a first microsphere 3 disposed at the other end portion of the optical
fiber 2 and the thin metal film 4 is formed on the surface of the
microsphere 3. The thin metal film may be a first fine-metal-particle
thin film 25 in which fine metal particles 24 have been distributed
uniformly. The core exposed portion 33a is disposed in the midway of the
optical fiber 32 and the thin metal film 35 is formed to cover therewith
the entire surface of the core exposed portion 33a. The core exposed
portion 33a is equipped with a second microsphere 36 formed integral with
the core 33 and the thin metal film 35 is formed to cover the microsphere
36. The thin metal film 35 may be a second fine-metal-particle thin film
38 in which fine metal particles 37 have been distributed uniformly.