Refractive index sensor based on SPR in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers
In this work, we fabricate and characterize a surface plasmon resonance sensor based on etched plastic optical fibers. The etching method used ensures the geometrical circular symmetry of the optical fiber. The sensor was tested by immersion in sensing solutions of different refractive indices and t...
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| author | Al-Qazwini, Y. Noor, A.S.M. Al-Qazwini, Z. Yaacob, M.H. Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Mahdi, M.A. |
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| description | In this work, we fabricate and characterize a surface plasmon resonance sensor based on etched plastic optical fibers. The etching method used ensures the geometrical circular symmetry of the optical fiber. The sensor was tested by immersion in sensing solutions of different refractive indices and the transmittance is measured using a spectrometer system. The sensor performance in terms of sensitivity and detection accuracy can be controlled by adjusting the design parameters such as gold thickness, residual fiber thickness, and sensing length. We realized a sensitive, cost-effective, and robust sensor suitable for aqueous media sensing by reducing the overall fiber thickness up to 964 μm with a sensing length of 10 mm coated with a thin gold film of around 55 nm. The demonstrated sensor exhibits a sensitivity of 1600 nm/RIU and a full width at half maximum of around 154 nm. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-182582019-01-02T03:11:49Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/18258/ Refractive index sensor based on SPR in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers Al-Qazwini, Y. Noor, A.S.M. Al-Qazwini, Z. Yaacob, M.H. Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Mahdi, M.A. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering In this work, we fabricate and characterize a surface plasmon resonance sensor based on etched plastic optical fibers. The etching method used ensures the geometrical circular symmetry of the optical fiber. The sensor was tested by immersion in sensing solutions of different refractive indices and the transmittance is measured using a spectrometer system. The sensor performance in terms of sensitivity and detection accuracy can be controlled by adjusting the design parameters such as gold thickness, residual fiber thickness, and sensing length. We realized a sensitive, cost-effective, and robust sensor suitable for aqueous media sensing by reducing the overall fiber thickness up to 964 μm with a sensing length of 10 mm coated with a thin gold film of around 55 nm. The demonstrated sensor exhibits a sensitivity of 1600 nm/RIU and a full width at half maximum of around 154 nm. Elsevier 2016 Article PeerReviewed Al-Qazwini, Y. and Noor, A.S.M. and Al-Qazwini, Z. and Yaacob, M.H. and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi and Mahdi, M.A. (2016) Refractive index sensor based on SPR in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 246. pp. 163-169. ISSN 0924-4247, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2016.04.064 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2016.04.064>. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2016.04.064 doi:10.1016/j.sna.2016.04.064 |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Al-Qazwini, Y. Noor, A.S.M. Al-Qazwini, Z. Yaacob, M.H. Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Mahdi, M.A. Refractive index sensor based on SPR in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers |
| title | Refractive index sensor based on SPR in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers |
| title_full | Refractive index sensor based on SPR in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers |
| title_fullStr | Refractive index sensor based on SPR in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Refractive index sensor based on SPR in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers |
| title_short | Refractive index sensor based on SPR in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers |
| title_sort | refractive index sensor based on spr in symmetrically etched plastic optical fibers |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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