Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Waveguide Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor With Au–ZnO–Au Sandwich Structure

Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Waveguide Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor With Au–ZnO–Au Sandwich Structure

In this paper, we proposed an all-fiber waveguide coupled surface Plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor which was designed and fabricated with Au-ZnO-Au sandwich multi-layer structure. Based on the transfer matrix method (TMM), the theoretical modeling of the proposed sensor structure was investigated. The...

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Main Authors: Jinying Ma, Kun Liu, Junfeng Jiang, Tianhua Xu, Shuang Wang, Pengxiang Chang, Zhao Zhang, Jiahang Zhang, Tiegen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
Subjects:
Surface plasmon resonance
optical fiber
waveguide coupled
sensitivity
refractive index sensing
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8911338/
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spelling doaj-dd7a024b292c4160a65e605e7bca137b2021-03-30T00:26:52ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362019-01-01716996116996810.1109/ACCESS.2019.29554718911338Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Waveguide Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor With Au–ZnO–Au Sandwich StructureJinying Ma0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5971-9325Kun Liu1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2460-6851Junfeng Jiang2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0393-8451Tianhua Xu3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-7200Shuang Wang4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-4062Pengxiang Chang5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7000-2982Zhao Zhang6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0941-2031Jiahang Zhang7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8464-0878Tiegen Liu8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5691-7358School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaIn this paper, we proposed an all-fiber waveguide coupled surface Plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor which was designed and fabricated with Au-ZnO-Au sandwich multi-layer structure. Based on the transfer matrix method (TMM), the theoretical modeling of the proposed sensor structure was investigated. The influence of the layer thickness on the transmission spectrum of the sensor was studied numerically, in order to optimize each layer thickness, leading to sensitivity enhancement in the infrared spectral range. Meanwhile, an experimental testbed for the refractive index measurement was implemented based on the proposed all-fiber waveguide coupled SPR sensor. Using this waveguide coupled SPR sensor, the refractive index sensing was realized with a sensitivity enhancement of 7%-131% compared with conventional SPR sensors.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8911338/Surface plasmon resonanceoptical fiberwaveguide coupledsensitivityrefractive index sensing
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author Jinying Ma
Kun Liu
Junfeng Jiang
Tianhua Xu
Shuang Wang
Pengxiang Chang
Zhao Zhang
Jiahang Zhang
Tiegen Liu
spellingShingle Jinying Ma
Kun Liu
Junfeng Jiang
Tianhua Xu
Shuang Wang
Pengxiang Chang
Zhao Zhang
Jiahang Zhang
Tiegen Liu
Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Waveguide Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor With Au–ZnO–Au Sandwich Structure
IEEE Access
Surface plasmon resonance
optical fiber
waveguide coupled
sensitivity
refractive index sensing
author_facet Jinying Ma
Kun Liu
Junfeng Jiang
Tianhua Xu
Shuang Wang
Pengxiang Chang
Zhao Zhang
Jiahang Zhang
Tiegen Liu
author_sort Jinying Ma
title Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Waveguide Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor With Au–ZnO–Au Sandwich Structure
title_short Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Waveguide Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor With Au–ZnO–Au Sandwich Structure
title_full Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Waveguide Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor With Au–ZnO–Au Sandwich Structure
title_fullStr Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Waveguide Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor With Au–ZnO–Au Sandwich Structure
title_full_unstemmed Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of an All-Fiber Waveguide Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor With Au–ZnO–Au Sandwich Structure
title_sort theoretical and experimental investigation of an all-fiber waveguide coupled surface plasmon resonance sensor with au–zno–au sandwich structure
publisher IEEE
series IEEE Access
issn 2169-3536
publishDate 2019-01-01
description In this paper, we proposed an all-fiber waveguide coupled surface Plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor which was designed and fabricated with Au-ZnO-Au sandwich multi-layer structure. Based on the transfer matrix method (TMM), the theoretical modeling of the proposed sensor structure was investigated. The influence of the layer thickness on the transmission spectrum of the sensor was studied numerically, in order to optimize each layer thickness, leading to sensitivity enhancement in the infrared spectral range. Meanwhile, an experimental testbed for the refractive index measurement was implemented based on the proposed all-fiber waveguide coupled SPR sensor. Using this waveguide coupled SPR sensor, the refractive index sensing was realized with a sensitivity enhancement of 7%-131% compared with conventional SPR sensors.
topic Surface plasmon resonance
optical fiber
waveguide coupled
sensitivity
refractive index sensing
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8911338/
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