21 September 2015 Design and theoretical analysis of a photonic crystal fiber based on surface plasmon resonance sensing
Chao Liu, Famei Wang, Jingwei Lv, Tao Sun, Qiang Liu, Haiwei Mu, Paul K. Chu
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Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), National Natural Science Foundation, Natural Science Foundation of China, Heilongjiang Provincial University, Research Project of Science Technology of Heilongjiang Province, City University of Hong Kong Applied Research Grant (ARG)
Abstract
A photonic crystal fiber based on surface plasmon resonance (PCF-SPR) sensing of a silver layer is investigated. The sensor has two advantages: polarization independence and less noble metal consumption. The coupling characteristics and sensing performance of the sensor are numerically investigated by the finite-element method employing the COMSOL Multiphysics® software. The optical loss spectrum of the PCF-SPR sensor can be easily tuned by varying the parameters of the structure. The defined amplitude sensitivity is 4398  dB/RIU and spectral sensitivity is 4500  nm/RIU corresponding to resolution of 2.27×10−6  RIU and 2.22×10−5  RIU, respectively.
© 2015 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 1934-2608/2015/$25.00 © 2015 SPIE
Chao Liu, Famei Wang, Jingwei Lv, Tao Sun, Qiang Liu, Haiwei Mu, and Paul K. Chu "Design and theoretical analysis of a photonic crystal fiber based on surface plasmon resonance sensing," Journal of Nanophotonics 9(1), 093050 (21 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.9.093050
Published: 21 September 2015
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

Refractive index

Silver

Photonic crystal fibers

Surface plasmons

Plasmonics

Finite element methods

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