Lossy Mode Resonance Generation on Sputtered Aluminum-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Deposited on Multimode Optical Fiber Structures for Sensing Applications in the 1.55 µm Wavelength Range
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Thin Film Coated Fiber Structures for LMR-Based Sensors
2.1. Single-Mode–Multimode–Single-Mode Fiber Structures
2.2. LMR Generation in Thin Film Coated Optical Fibers.
3. Deposition of AZO Films on Fibers and Coating Characterization
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Target (% at. Conc.) | Fiber Structure | Thickness (nm) |
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1 | Zn:Al, 92:8% | SMF–NCF–SMF | 110 |
2 | Zn:Al, 98:2% | SMF–NCF–SMF | 160 |
3 | Zn:Al, 98:2% | SMF–CRMOF–SMF | 150 |
Sample | Empirical Formulae | Eg (eV) |
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1 | Zn0.30:O0.59:Al0.09 | 3.51 |
2 | Zn0.32:O0.60:Al0.07 | 3.51 |
3 | Zn0.32:O0.60:Al0.07 | 3.41 |
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Prieto-Cortés, P.; Álvarez-Tamayo, R.I.; García-Méndez, M.; Durán-Sánchez, M. Lossy Mode Resonance Generation on Sputtered Aluminum-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Deposited on Multimode Optical Fiber Structures for Sensing Applications in the 1.55 µm Wavelength Range. Sensors 2019, 19, 4189. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19194189
Prieto-Cortés P, Álvarez-Tamayo RI, García-Méndez M, Durán-Sánchez M. Lossy Mode Resonance Generation on Sputtered Aluminum-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Deposited on Multimode Optical Fiber Structures for Sensing Applications in the 1.55 µm Wavelength Range. Sensors. 2019; 19(19):4189. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19194189
Chicago/Turabian StylePrieto-Cortés, Patricia, Ricardo I. Álvarez-Tamayo, Manuel García-Méndez, and Manuel Durán-Sánchez. 2019. "Lossy Mode Resonance Generation on Sputtered Aluminum-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Deposited on Multimode Optical Fiber Structures for Sensing Applications in the 1.55 µm Wavelength Range" Sensors 19, no. 19: 4189. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19194189