DocumentCode
1502986
Title
A Multitapered Fiber-Optic SPR Sensor With Enhanced Sensitivity
Author
Srivastava, Sachin Kumar ; Gupta, Banshi Dhar
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Indian Inst. of Technol. Delhi, New Delhi, India
Volume
23
Issue
13
fYear
2011
fDate
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
923
Lastpage
925
Abstract
A multitapered fiber-optic surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor for refractive index sensing has been fabricated and characterized. The sensor has been analyzed for different taper periods in a given sensing length. The sensing probe with the smallest taper period is found to be the most sensitive. In addition, the sensor is less fragile than previously studied tapered fiber-optic SPR sensors, as the core waist is not very thin in the present probe.
Keywords
fibre optic sensors; optical fibre fabrication; refractive index measurement; surface plasmon resonance; core waist; enhanced sensitivity; multitapered fiber optic SPR sensor; refractive index sensing; surface plasmon resonance; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Plasmons; Probes; Refractive index; Sensitivity; Evanescent field; optical fiber; plasmons; sensitivity; sensors; tapered optical fiber;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2011.2146767
Filename
5755172
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