Lossy Mode Resonance Generation With Indium-Tin-Oxide-Coated Optical Fibers for Sensing Applications

Author

Villar, Ignacio Del ; Zamarreño, Carlos R. ; Hernaez, Miguel ; Arregui, Francisco J. ; Matias, Ignacio R.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Public Univ. of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Volume

28

Issue

1

fYear

2010

Firstpage

111

Lastpage

117

Abstract

Surface plasmon resonances and lossy mode resonances (LMRs) can be generated with indium tin oxide (ITO) coated optical fibers. Both phenomena are analyzed and compared. LMRs present important advantages: they do not require a specific polarization of light, it is possible to generate multiple attenuation bands in the transmission spectrum, and the sensitivity of the device to external parameters can be tuned. The key parameter is the thickness of the ITO coating. The study is supported with both theoretical and experimental results. The main purposes are sensing and generation of multiple-wavelength filters.

Keywords

fibre optic sensors; indium compounds; light polarisation; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre filters; optical fibre losses; surface plasmon resonance; ITO; light polarization; lossy mode resonance generation; lossy mode resonances; multiple-wavelength filters; optical fibers; sensing applications; surface plasmon resonances; transmission spectrum; Indium tin oxide (ITO); optical fiber filters; optical fiber sensor; optical resonance; thin films;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2009.2036580

Filename

5340542