scholarly journals Analysis of High Sensitivity Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensor Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance of Refractive Indexes of Liquids

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 2922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Yan ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Tonglei Cheng ◽  
Shuguang Li
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
Spectral Sensitivity ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Gold Nanowires ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Sensor Structure

A photonic crystal fiber (PCF) sensor based on gold nanowires able to detect changes in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) was proposed and numerically investigated through the finite element method. To facilitate real-time detection, the analyte in this sensor was located outside the optical fiber. The effects of diameters of both air hole and gold wires on the sensing characteristics of the sensor were discussed. The sensor was designed to detect liquids with refractive indexes ranging between 1.33 and 1.36. The numerical simulations indicated that sensor structure improved its functionality. The maximum spectral sensitivity reached 9200 nm/RIU over the entire refractive index range. The average spectral sensitivity was estimated to be 5933 nm/RIU, and corresponded to a sensor resolution of 2.81 × 10−6 RIU. These findings look very promising for future use in detection of liquid.

scholarly journals High Sensitivity Photonic Crystal Fiber Refractive Index Sensor with Gold Coated Externally Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance

Micromachines ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xudong Li ◽  
Shuguang Li ◽  
Xin Yan ◽  
Dongming Sun ◽  
Zheng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Air Hole

In this paper we propose a gold-plated photonic crystal fiber (PCF) refractive index sensor based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR), in which gold is coated on the external surface of PCF for easy fabrication and practical detection. The finite element method (FEM) is used for the performance analysis, and the numerical results show that the thickness of the gold film, the refractive index of the analyte, the radius of the air hole in the first layer, the second layer, and the central air hole can affect the sensing properties of the sensor. By optimizing the sensor structure, the maximum wavelength sensitivity can reach 11000 nm/RIU and the maximum amplitude sensitivity can reach 641 RIU−1. Due to its high sensitivity, the proposed sensor can be used for practical biological and chemical sensing.

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