A Dual-Channel Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Dual-Polarized Photonic Crystal Fiber for Ultra-Wide Range and High Sensitivity of Refractive Index Detection

A surface plasmon resonance sensor based on a dual-groove photonic crystal fiber (PCF) for refractive index (RI) sensing with ultra-wide measurement range and high sensitivity is designed and theoretically investigated. The upper and right grooves of the PCF as different sensing channels are coated...

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Main Authors: Haoran Wang, Weiying Rao, Jian Luo, Hongyan Fu
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Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
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Jian Luo
Hongyan Fu
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description A surface plasmon resonance sensor based on a dual-groove photonic crystal fiber (PCF) for refractive index (RI) sensing with ultra-wide measurement range and high sensitivity is designed and theoretically investigated. The upper and right grooves of the PCF as different sensing channels are coated with Au or Au-TiO<sub>2</sub> compound film. The influence of the parameters on the sensing performance of the designed sensor are analyzed. Numerical results show that the maximum wavelength sensitivity (WS) of 6800&#x00A0;nm/RIU with a wavelength resolution of 1.47&#x00A0;&#x00D7; 10<sup>&#x2212;5</sup> RIU and maximum amplitude sensitivity (AS) of 5440 RIU<sup>&#x2212;1</sup> for the <italic>x</italic> polarization in the ultra-wide measurement range from 1.25 to 1.43 have been achieved. For <italic>y</italic> polarization, the proposed sensor has a maximum WS of 13200&#x00A0;nm/RIU and AS of 3465 RIU<sup>&#x2212;1</sup> in the detection range from 1.39 to 1.43. The corresponding wavelength resolution is obtained about 7.58&#x00A0;&#x00D7; 10<sup>&#x2212;6</sup> RIU. Moreover, the ultra-wide range and high sensitivity of the sensor can be flexibly adjusted by a polarization controller to meet different practical requirements. Therefore, the proposed sensor would be a suitable candidate for medical testing, bio-sensing and environmental monitoring.
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spelling doaj-art-0de0567faa1e4e57aeeed22f2863e5812025-08-20T03:15:50ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552021-01-0113111110.1109/JPHOT.2021.30547269336217A Dual-Channel Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Dual-Polarized Photonic Crystal Fiber for Ultra-Wide Range and High Sensitivity of Refractive Index DetectionHaoran Wang0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5266-6205Weiying Rao1Jian Luo2Hongyan Fu3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8263-4426Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaDepartment of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaDepartment of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaDepartment of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaA surface plasmon resonance sensor based on a dual-groove photonic crystal fiber (PCF) for refractive index (RI) sensing with ultra-wide measurement range and high sensitivity is designed and theoretically investigated. The upper and right grooves of the PCF as different sensing channels are coated with Au or Au-TiO<sub>2</sub> compound film. The influence of the parameters on the sensing performance of the designed sensor are analyzed. Numerical results show that the maximum wavelength sensitivity (WS) of 6800&#x00A0;nm/RIU with a wavelength resolution of 1.47&#x00A0;&#x00D7; 10<sup>&#x2212;5</sup> RIU and maximum amplitude sensitivity (AS) of 5440 RIU<sup>&#x2212;1</sup> for the <italic>x</italic> polarization in the ultra-wide measurement range from 1.25 to 1.43 have been achieved. For <italic>y</italic> polarization, the proposed sensor has a maximum WS of 13200&#x00A0;nm/RIU and AS of 3465 RIU<sup>&#x2212;1</sup> in the detection range from 1.39 to 1.43. The corresponding wavelength resolution is obtained about 7.58&#x00A0;&#x00D7; 10<sup>&#x2212;6</sup> RIU. Moreover, the ultra-wide range and high sensitivity of the sensor can be flexibly adjusted by a polarization controller to meet different practical requirements. Therefore, the proposed sensor would be a suitable candidate for medical testing, bio-sensing and environmental monitoring.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9336217/Refractive indexphotonic crystal fibersurface plasmon resonanceultra-wide rangehigh-sensitivity
spellingShingle Haoran Wang
Weiying Rao
Jian Luo
Hongyan Fu
A Dual-Channel Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Dual-Polarized Photonic Crystal Fiber for Ultra-Wide Range and High Sensitivity of Refractive Index Detection
IEEE Photonics Journal
Refractive index
photonic crystal fiber
surface plasmon resonance
ultra-wide range
high-sensitivity
title A Dual-Channel Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Dual-Polarized Photonic Crystal Fiber for Ultra-Wide Range and High Sensitivity of Refractive Index Detection
title_full A Dual-Channel Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Dual-Polarized Photonic Crystal Fiber for Ultra-Wide Range and High Sensitivity of Refractive Index Detection
title_fullStr A Dual-Channel Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Dual-Polarized Photonic Crystal Fiber for Ultra-Wide Range and High Sensitivity of Refractive Index Detection
title_full_unstemmed A Dual-Channel Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Dual-Polarized Photonic Crystal Fiber for Ultra-Wide Range and High Sensitivity of Refractive Index Detection
title_short A Dual-Channel Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Dual-Polarized Photonic Crystal Fiber for Ultra-Wide Range and High Sensitivity of Refractive Index Detection
title_sort dual channel surface plasmon resonance sensor based on dual polarized photonic crystal fiber for ultra wide range and high sensitivity of refractive index detection
topic Refractive index
photonic crystal fiber
surface plasmon resonance
ultra-wide range
high-sensitivity
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9336217/
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