Design and simulation of a highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber sensor for malaria detection

This research focuses on developing an innovative optical sensor utilizing photonic crystal fiber with a unique cladding structure. The photonic crystal fiber’s cladding consists of four layers of circular air holes, with two of them filled with hemoglobin. This arrangement renders the photonic crys...

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Main Authors: Ilhem Mired, Hicham Chikh-Bled, Mohammed Debbal
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666950124001408
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description This research focuses on developing an innovative optical sensor utilizing photonic crystal fiber with a unique cladding structure. The photonic crystal fiber’s cladding consists of four layers of circular air holes, with two of them filled with hemoglobin. This arrangement renders the photonic crystal fiber sensitive to changes in hemoglobin concentration, primarily investigating its impact on chromatic dispersion – the wavelength-dependent refractive index variation. The study analyzes two specific wavelengths, 1.2 µm and 1.4 µm, finding high sensitivity at 1.2 µm, calculated to be 0.232 ps/(nm·km)/(g/L). The potential application lies in malaria diagnosis through non-invasive blood sample analysis. We selected the refractive index of an infected red blood cell at the ring stage, setting it at n = 1.395. Our proposed sensor demonstrates outstanding performance in diagnosing malaria at an HGB concentration of 38 g/L at 1.2 µm and at an HGB concentration of 40 g/L at 1.4 µm. By monitoring hemoglobin concentration changes, this photonic crystal fiber-based sensor offers a promising method for early and accurate malaria detection, thus potentially improving global healthcare.
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spelling doaj-art-577381a7e34844c8bbb0ced5029731262025-08-20T01:54:53ZengElsevierResults in Optics2666-95012024-12-011710074310.1016/j.rio.2024.100743Design and simulation of a highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber sensor for malaria detectionIlhem Mired0Hicham Chikh-Bled1Mohammed Debbal2Smart Structure Laboratory (SSL), University of Ain Temouchent, 46000 Ain-Temouchent, AlgeriaTelecommunications Laboratory of Tlemcen (LTT), University of Abou-Bekr BELKAID, 13000 Tlemcen, AlgeriaTelecommunications Laboratory of Tlemcen (LTT), Tlemcen 13000, University of Ain Temouchent, 46000 Ain-Temouchent, Algeria; Corresponding author.This research focuses on developing an innovative optical sensor utilizing photonic crystal fiber with a unique cladding structure. The photonic crystal fiber’s cladding consists of four layers of circular air holes, with two of them filled with hemoglobin. This arrangement renders the photonic crystal fiber sensitive to changes in hemoglobin concentration, primarily investigating its impact on chromatic dispersion – the wavelength-dependent refractive index variation. The study analyzes two specific wavelengths, 1.2 µm and 1.4 µm, finding high sensitivity at 1.2 µm, calculated to be 0.232 ps/(nm·km)/(g/L). The potential application lies in malaria diagnosis through non-invasive blood sample analysis. We selected the refractive index of an infected red blood cell at the ring stage, setting it at n = 1.395. Our proposed sensor demonstrates outstanding performance in diagnosing malaria at an HGB concentration of 38 g/L at 1.2 µm and at an HGB concentration of 40 g/L at 1.4 µm. By monitoring hemoglobin concentration changes, this photonic crystal fiber-based sensor offers a promising method for early and accurate malaria detection, thus potentially improving global healthcare.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666950124001408Photonic Crystal FiberOptical SensorChromatic DispersionSensitivityRefractive IndexHemoglobin
spellingShingle Ilhem Mired
Hicham Chikh-Bled
Mohammed Debbal
Design and simulation of a highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber sensor for malaria detection
Results in Optics
Photonic Crystal Fiber
Optical Sensor
Chromatic Dispersion
Sensitivity
Refractive Index
Hemoglobin
title Design and simulation of a highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber sensor for malaria detection
title_full Design and simulation of a highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber sensor for malaria detection
title_fullStr Design and simulation of a highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber sensor for malaria detection
title_full_unstemmed Design and simulation of a highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber sensor for malaria detection
title_short Design and simulation of a highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber sensor for malaria detection
title_sort design and simulation of a highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber sensor for malaria detection
topic Photonic Crystal Fiber
Optical Sensor
Chromatic Dispersion
Sensitivity
Refractive Index
Hemoglobin
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666950124001408
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