scholarly journals Highly Sensitive Sensors Based on Photonic Crystal Fiber Modal Interferometers

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Villatoro ◽  
Vittoria Finazzi ◽  
Gonçal Badenes ◽  
Valerio Pruneri
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
Thermal Sensitivity ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Highly Sensitive Sensors

We review the research on photonic crystal fiber modal interferometers with emphasis placed on the characteristics that make them attractive for different sensing applications. The fabrication of such interferometers is carried out with different post-processing techniques such as grating inscription, tapering or cleaving, and splicing. In general photonic crystal fiber interferometers exhibit low thermal sensitivity while their applications range from sensing strain or temperature to refractive index and volatile organic compounds.

scholarly journals A Highly Sensitive Refractive Index Sensor Based on a V-Shaped Photonic Crystal Fiber with a High Refractive Index Range

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3782
Author(s):  
Xin Yan ◽  
Rao Fu ◽  
Tonglei Cheng ◽  
Shuguang Li
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Chemical Production ◽  
Refractive Index Sensitivity ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Highly Sensitive

This paper proposes a highly sensitive surface plasmon resonance (SPR) refractive index sensor based on the photonic crystal fiber (PCF). The optical properties of the PCF are investigated by modulating the refractive index of a liquid analyte. The finite element method (FEM) is used to calculate and analyze the PCF structure. After optimization, the fiber can achieve high linearity of 0.9931 and an average refractive index sensitivity of up to 14,771.4 nm/RIU over a refractive index range from 1.47 to 1.52, with the maximum wavelength sensitivity of 18,000.5 nm/RIU. The proposed structure can be used in various sensing applications, including biological monitoring, environmental monitoring, and chemical production with the modification and analysis of the proposed structure.

scholarly journals Chemical sensor based on a solid-core photonic crystal fiber interferometer

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (27) ◽  
pp. 127-143
Author(s):  
Rawaa K. Zarzoor
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
Chemical Sensor ◽  
Pump Light ◽  
Solid Core ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Volatile Organic

Photonic crystal fiber interferometers are used in many sensing applications. In this work, an in-reflection photonic crystal fiber (PCF) based on Mach-Zehnder (micro-holes collapsing) (MZ) interferometer, which exhibits high sensitivity to different volatile organic compounds (VOCs), without the needing of any permeable material. The interferometer is robust, compact, and consists of a stub photonic crystal fiber of large-mode area, photonic crystal fiber spliced to standard single mode fiber (SMF) (corning-28), this splicing occurs with optimized splice loss 0.19 dB In the splice regions the voids of the holey fiber are completely collapsed, which allows the excitation and recombination of core and cladding modes. The device reflection spectrum exhibits a sinusoidal interference pattern which shifts differently when the voids of the PCF are infiltrated with VOC molecules. The volume of voids responsible for the shift is less than 5microliters whereas the detectable levels are in the nanomole range. Laser diode with a wavelength 1550nm has been used as a pump light source. Two types of chemical liquids used (N-Hexane, and Propanol). The detection limits of our device associated with the maximum shifts of the wavelength is 4.4 nm for N-Hexane vapor when the length of the head sensor 20mm. In this work, the maximum sensitivity obtained of volatile organic compounds is 15420 nm/mol at the vapor of N-Hexane.

scholarly journals A Highly Sensitive, Polarization Maintaining Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensor Operating in the THz Regime

Photonics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohel Rana ◽  
Nirmala Kandadai ◽  
Harish Subbaraman
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Relative Sensitivity ◽  
Computational Technique ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
High Birefringence ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Imaging And Spectroscopy

In this paper, a high sensitivity, polarization preserving photonic crystal fiber (PCF), based on circular air holes for sensing in the terahertz (THz) band, is presented. The finite element method, a practical and precise computational technique for describing the interactions between light and matter, is used to compute the modal properties of the designed fiber. For the designed PCF, comprising of circular air holes in both the cladding and in the porous core, a relative sensitivity of 73.5% and a high birefringence of 0.013 are achieved at 1.6 THz. The all circular air-hole structure, owing to its simplicity and compatibility with the current fiber draw technique for PCF fabrication, can be realized practically. It is anticipated that the designed fiber can be employed in applications such as detection of biological samples and toxic chemicals, imaging, and spectroscopy.

Highly sensitive SERS detection of cancer proteins in low sample volume using hollow core photonic crystal fiber

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinish U. S. ◽  
Chit Yaw Fu ◽  
Kiat Seng Soh ◽  
Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy ◽  
Anil Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
Sample Volume ◽  
Hollow Core ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Sers Detection

A highly sensitive D-type photonic crystal fiber infrared sensor with indium tin oxide based on surface plasmon resonance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Chunjie Hu ◽  
Lei Zhou ◽  
Zao Yi ◽  
Ying Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Type Structure ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Highly Sensitive

A highly sensitive surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor composed of a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with the D-type structure is designed and analyzed by the full-vector finite element method (FEM). Indium tin oxide (ITO) is adopted as the plasmonic substance on account of the low cost and controllable infrared range (1500–2600 nm). By optimizing the structural parameters, the sensor shows a maximum wavelength sensitivity of 46,000 nm/RIU and average sensitivity of 13,166.67 nm/RIU for analyte refractive indexes between 1.355 and 1.385. This PCF combining a circular layout and D-type structure offers excellent sensitivity while the deposition and manufacturing complexity can be reduced. This sensor will possess an extremely expansive development space in the field of chemical analysis and environmental safety.

Comparative study of the highly sensitive plasmonic sensor based on a D-Shaped photonic crystal fiber with silver or gold layers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahar Meshginqalam ◽  
Jamal Barvestani
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Plasmonic Sensor ◽  
Plasmonic Material ◽  
Sensor Performance ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Highly Sensitive

Abstract A highly sensitive D-shaped photonic crystal fiber sensor with circular lattice is proposed for external plasmonic sensing. The proposed design of plasmonic material in a D-shaped form effectively facilitates the excitation of surface plasmons and enhances the sensor performance. As a comparative study, two different plasmonic materials, gold and silver, are applied D-shapely on the fiber and the proposed sensor performance is numerically investigated and evaluated. Moreover, the optimized structural parameters such as air-hole diameters and the thickness of silver and gold layers are selected via simulation results which cause the highest sensitivity of 40000nm/RIU for the gold coated fiber using the wavelength interrogation method. Furthermore, the maximum figure of merit can reach 621.50RIU-1. Analytes with the refractive indices ranging from 1.34 to 1.39 can be detected by double-loss peak that is a more reliable method of simultaneous detection and verification of sensing characteristics. Due to its promising results, the proposed sensor can be widely useful in the area of chemical and biological sensing.

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