Title :
Inline Cryogenic Temperature Sensor Based on the Excitation of Localized Plasmonic Oscillations in Metallic Nanoparticles Embedded into Photonic Crystal Fibers
Author :
Florous, Nikolaos John ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo
Abstract :
We describe the operation of an inline temperature sensor based on the inclusion of metallic nanoparticles into a photonic crystal fiber. A robust sensing platform for spectroscopy and optical switching applications can be designed.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; metallic thin films; nanoparticles; plasmonics; surface plasmon resonance; temperature sensors; inline cryogenic temperature sensor; localized plasmonic oscillations; metallic nanoparticles; optical excitation; photonic crystal fibers; robust sensing platform; Cryogenics; Nanoparticles; Photonic crystal fibers; Plasmons; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348406
