A Controllable Plasmonic Resonance in a SiC-Loaded Single-Polarization Single-Mode Photonic Crystal Fiber Enables Its Application as a Compact LWIR Environmental Sensor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. SPSM PCF Configuration and Performance
3. Resonance Phenomena Analysis
3.1. Parameter Sweep of Geometrical Parameters
3.2. Parameter Sweep of the Relative Permittivity of the Medium in the Enz-Loaded Holes
3.3. The Resonant Cylindrical Core-Shell Theory
3.4. Comparisons between the Simulation and Theoretical Results
4. Sensing Application
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Resonance Mode Number (m) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solution 1 | −0.31 | −0.56 | −0.75 | −0.87 | −0.93 | −0.97 | |
(m) | 10.37 | 10.43 | 10.47 | 10.49 | 10.512 | 10.516 | |
Solution 2 | −22.17 | −12.01 | −9.03 | −7.82 | −7.26 | −7.00 | |
(m) | 11.30 | 11.32 | 11.36 | 11.44 | 11.60 | 11.92 |
0]* Reference | Sensitivity | 0]* Sensitivity per Linewidth | Detection Range |
---|---|---|---|
(nm/RIU) | (Refractive Index) | ||
[42] | 252 | 83 | 1.33–1.38 |
[43] | 260.8 | 33 | 1.333–1.373 |
[44] | 199 | 19 | 1.336–1.371 |
[45] | 286.2 | 14 | 1.33–1.39 |
[46] | 428.1 | - | 1.317–1.445 |
[47] | 510 | 320 | 1.59–1.61 |
[48] | 596 | 7.5 | 1.00–1.05 |
[49] | 500 | 4.5 | 1.00–1.30 |
[50] | 8028 | 4.0 | 1.00–1.20 |
This work | 566.6 | 35.4 | 0.77–1.41 |
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Yang, T.; Ding, C.; Ziolkowski, R.W.; Guo, Y.J. A Controllable Plasmonic Resonance in a SiC-Loaded Single-Polarization Single-Mode Photonic Crystal Fiber Enables Its Application as a Compact LWIR Environmental Sensor. Materials 2020, 13, 3915. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13183915
Yang T, Ding C, Ziolkowski RW, Guo YJ. A Controllable Plasmonic Resonance in a SiC-Loaded Single-Polarization Single-Mode Photonic Crystal Fiber Enables Its Application as a Compact LWIR Environmental Sensor. Materials. 2020; 13(18):3915. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13183915
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Tianyu, Can Ding, Richard W. Ziolkowski, and Y. Jay Guo. 2020. "A Controllable Plasmonic Resonance in a SiC-Loaded Single-Polarization Single-Mode Photonic Crystal Fiber Enables Its Application as a Compact LWIR Environmental Sensor" Materials 13, no. 18: 3915. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13183915