A High-Sensitivity SPR Refractive Index Sensor Based on No-Core Fiber with Ag-Cu Composite Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Principle
3. Experiments
3.1. Fabrication of Sensor
3.2. Experimental Setup
4. Results and Discussions
4.1. Selection of Experimental Analyte
4.2. Selection of No-Core Fiber Length
4.3. RI Measurement Experiments with Fiber/Ag Film Sensor
4.4. Time of Bronze Mirror Reaction
4.5. RI Measurement Experiments with Fiber/Ag-Cu Films Sensor
4.6. Comparison and Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Transmission Spectrum | Fiber/Ag Film Sensor | Fiber/Ag-Cu Films Sensor |
---|---|---|
Detection range | 1.3328–1.3853 | 1.3328–1.3853 |
Resonance wavelength (nm) | 548 | 586 |
Linearity | 0.962 | 0.993 |
Sensitivity (nm/RIU) | 2848 | 3957 |
Ref. | Sensor | Fiber Type | Refractive Index Range | Sensitivity (nm/RIU) |
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[19] | SPF/Au/gold NPS | SPF | 1.3332–1.3710 | 3074 |
[20] | MMF/Ag | MMF | 1.3328–1.3990 | 3223 |
[22] | MMF/Au | MMF | 1.333–1.3469 | 1557 |
[23] | POF/Au | POF | 1.33–1.41 | 2533 |
[24] | SPF/Ag | SPF | 1.32–1.34 | 1798 |
[25] | SPF/Ag | SPF | 1.333–1.360 | 1518 |
This work | NCF/Ag | NCF | 1.3328–1.3853 | 2848 |
This work | NCF/Ag/Cu | NCF | 1.3328–1.3853 | 3957 |
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Feng, Y.; Li, H.; Li, S.; Liu, Y.; Meng, X. A High-Sensitivity SPR Refractive Index Sensor Based on No-Core Fiber with Ag-Cu Composite Films. Sensors 2021, 21, 7000. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21217000
Feng Y, Li H, Li S, Liu Y, Meng X. A High-Sensitivity SPR Refractive Index Sensor Based on No-Core Fiber with Ag-Cu Composite Films. Sensors. 2021; 21(21):7000. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21217000
Chicago/Turabian StyleFeng, Yuhui, Hongyu Li, Shuguang Li, Yundong Liu, and Xiaojian Meng. 2021. "A High-Sensitivity SPR Refractive Index Sensor Based on No-Core Fiber with Ag-Cu Composite Films" Sensors 21, no. 21: 7000. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21217000