High-Sensitivity Capsule-Shaped Sensor Based on 2D Photonic Crystals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The Waveguide Characteristics
2.2. The Sensor Characteristics
2.3. The Refractive Index Sensitivity
3. Sensor Optimization Results and Discussion
3.1. The Effects of the Capsule Length Sensitivity
3.2. The Effect of the Capsule Width
3.3. The Effect of Different Area Infiltration Sensitivity
3.4. The Capsule-Shaped Cavity as a Glucose Concentration Sensor
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Length L | nf = 1 | nf = 1.33 | Δλ | S | Q | DL |
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L = 0.5a | 1641.92 | 1715.205 | 73.28 | 222.08 | 2762.00 | 2.80 × 10−4 |
L = 0.8a | 1519.08 | 1655.667 | 136.59 | 413.90 | 2417.03 | 1.65 × 10−4 |
L = 0.9a | 1495.74 | 1649.676 | 153.94 | 466.47 | 2373.63 | 1.49 × 10−4 |
L = a | 1482.219 | 1647.271 | 165.05 | 500.16 | 2250.20 | 1.46 × 10−4 |
L = 1.1a | 1477.086 | 1645.9 | 168.81 | 511.56 | 2230.22 | 1.44 × 10−4 |
L = 1.2a | 1475.4 | 1642.75 | 167.35 | 507.12 | 2061.17 | 1.57 × 10−4 |
L = 1.5a | 1455.492 | 1596.5 | 141.01 | 427.30 | 779.09 | 4.80 × 10−4 |
Width R | nf = 1 | nf = 1.33 | Δλ | S | Q | DL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R = 0.8r | 1555.60 | 1704.77 | 149.17 | 452.03 | 2367.74 | 1.59 × 10−4 |
R = 0.9r | 1513.39 | 1673.40 | 160.01 | 484.87 | 2842.25 | 1.21 × 10−4 |
R = r | 1477.09 | 1645.90 | 168.81 | 511.56 | 2230.22 | 1.44 × 10−4 |
R = 1.1r | 1451.70 | 1623.59 | 171.89 | 520.88 | 2081.53 | 1.50 × 10−4 |
R = 1.2r | 1421.20 | 1594.64 | 173.44 | 525.59 | 2531.18 | 1.21 × 10−4 |
R = 1.3r | 1395.80 | 1567.49 | 171.69 | 520.26 | 1711.23 | 1.76 × 10−4 |
Sensing area | Nf = 1 | Nf = 1.33 | S | Q | DL | Transmission |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Only Capsule | 1421.20 | 1594.64 | 525.59 | 2531.18 | 1.20 × 10−4 | 91% |
Area 1 | 1421.20 | 1603.08 | 551.14 | 2410.64 | 1.21 × 10−4 | 94% |
Area 2 | 1421.20 | 1622.59 | 610.26 | 2192.68 | 1.21 × 10−4 | 97% |
Area 3 | 1421.20 | 1626.77 | 622.95 | 1265.97 | 2.06 × 10−4 | 97% |
Entire Area | 1421.20 | 1628.25 | 627.42 | 1112.95 | 2.33 × 10−4 | 99% |
C (g/L) | n | S | Q | DL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1.33230545 | 1623.74 | 2055.37 | ||
5 | 1.33289990 | 1624.065 | 546.72 | 2066.24 | 1.44 × 10−4 |
10 | 1.33349435 | 1624.37 | 529.90 | 2069.26 | 1.48 × 10−4 |
15 | 1.33408880 | 1624.675 | 524.29 | 2069.65 | 1.50 × 10−4 |
20 | 1.33468325 | 1624.98 | 521.49 | 2070.04 | 1.51 × 10−4 |
25 | 1.33527770 | 1625.283 | 519.13 | 2075.71 | 1.51 × 10−4 |
30 | 1.33587215 | 1625.583 | 516.72 | 2078.75 | 1.51 × 10−4 |
35 | 1.33646660 | 1625.889 | 516.44 | 2084.47 | 1.51 × 10−4 |
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Maache, M.; Fazea, Y.; Bile Hassan, I.; Alkahtani, A.A.; Ud Din, I. High-Sensitivity Capsule-Shaped Sensor Based on 2D Photonic Crystals. Symmetry 2020, 12, 1480. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12091480
Maache M, Fazea Y, Bile Hassan I, Alkahtani AA, Ud Din I. High-Sensitivity Capsule-Shaped Sensor Based on 2D Photonic Crystals. Symmetry. 2020; 12(9):1480. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12091480
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaache, Mouhssin, Yousef Fazea, Ismail Bile Hassan, Ammar Ahmed Alkahtani, and Ikram Ud Din. 2020. "High-Sensitivity Capsule-Shaped Sensor Based on 2D Photonic Crystals" Symmetry 12, no. 9: 1480. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12091480