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  • Open Access
71 Citations
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27 August 2023

In this work, a racetrack ring resonator (RTRR) integrated with a multimode interferometer (MMI) structure based on a silica–titania (SiO2:TiO2) platform is projected for refractive index sensing application. The typical ring resonator structur...

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  • Open Access
68 Citations
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15 Pages

TiN-Only Metasurface Absorber for Solar Energy Harvesting

  • Hongfu Liu,
  • Jijun Li,
  • Hua Yang,
  • Junqiao Wang,
  • Boxun Li,
  • Han Zhang and
  • Yougen Yi

With global energy demand surging and traditional energy resources diminishing, the solar absorber featuring optimized design shows substantial potential in areas like power generation. This study proposes a solar absorber that is insensitive to wide...

  • Review
  • Open Access
67 Citations
12,310 Views
22 Pages

Recent Applications of Antireflection Coatings in Solar Cells

  • Chunxue Ji,
  • Wen Liu,
  • Yidi Bao,
  • Xiaoling Chen,
  • Guiqiang Yang,
  • Bo Wei,
  • Fuhua Yang and
  • Xiaodong Wang

27 November 2022

The antireflection coating (ARC) suppresses surface light loss and thus improves the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of solar cells, which is its essential function. This paper reviews the latest applications of antireflection optical thin films in...

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  • Open Access
66 Citations
4,272 Views
16 Pages

Susceptible Plasmonic Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensor with Elliptical Air Holes and External-Flat Gold-Coated Surface

  • Chung-Ting Chou Chao,
  • Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh,
  • Yuan-Fong Chou Chau and
  • Roshan Thotagamuge

29 November 2022

This paper proposes and analyzes a simple surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based elliptical air hole photonic crystal fiber (PCF) sensor. The fiber structure comprises an analyte channel of the fiber surface coated with a gold layer on the flat surfac...

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  • Open Access
62 Citations
4,103 Views
15 Pages

A Graphene-Metasurface-Inspired Optical Sensor for the Heavy Metals Detection for Efficient and Rapid Water Treatment

  • Abdulkarem H. M. Almawgani,
  • Jaymit Surve,
  • Tanvirjah Parmar,
  • Ammar Armghan,
  • Khaled Aliqab,
  • Ghassan Ahmed Ali and
  • Shobhit K. Patel

Heavy metal ion contamination of water supplies has significantly increased during the last century due to advances in industry and technology. Therefore, a lot of effort was put into developing chemical and physical methods for detecting and trackin...

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  • Open Access
52 Citations
6,596 Views
12 Pages

Spiral Shaped Photonic Crystal Fiber-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor for Cancer Cell Detection

  • Shweta Mittal,
  • Ankur Saharia,
  • Yaseera Ismail,
  • Francesco Petruccione,
  • Anton V. Bourdine,
  • Oleg G. Morozov,
  • Vladimir V. Demidov,
  • Juan Yin,
  • Ghanshyam Singh and
  • Manish Tiwari

21 February 2023

This work presents the design and simulation of an all-optical sensor for detection of cancer cells. The proposed device is based on the surface plasmon resonance effect on a spiral shaped photonic crystal fiber structure. The finite element method (...

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  • Open Access
49 Citations
3,787 Views
15 Pages

11 January 2023

We propose a susceptible multichannel plasmonic sensor for sensing refractive index (RI) and temperature media working in the visible to near-infrared range. The proposed structure’s resonator consists of an elliptical-shaped ring with two stub...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
15,441 Views
30 Pages

Recent Progress in Photonic Crystal Devices and Their Applications: A Review

  • Rahul Kumar Gangwar,
  • Akhilesh Kumar Pathak and
  • Santosh Kumar

27 October 2023

The research field of photonic crystals (PhCs) remains active on a global scale. PhCs, which are periodic optical nanostructures with the characteristics of excellent light field confinement and numerous varying degrees of freedom, provide a solid fo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
10,792 Views
17 Pages

Rare Earth Ion Doped Luminescent Materials: A Review of Up/Down Conversion Luminescent Mechanism, Synthesis, and Anti-Counterfeiting Application

  • Ziyu Chen,
  • Hang Zhu,
  • Jiajie Qian,
  • Zhenxiong Li,
  • Xiameng Hu,
  • Yuao Guo,
  • Yuting Fu,
  • Huazhong Zhu,
  • Wei Nai and
  • Zan Yang
  • + 2 authors

5 September 2023

With the rapid development of modern technology and information systems, optical anti-counterfeiting and encryption have recently attracted considerable attention. The demand for optical materials is also constantly increasing, with new requirements...

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  • Open Access
44 Citations
11,642 Views
31 Pages

Recent Advances in Optical Hydrogen Sensor including Use of Metal and Metal Alloys: A Review

  • Akhilesh Kumar Pathak,
  • Sneha Verma,
  • Natsima Sakda,
  • Charusluk Viphavakit,
  • Ratchapak Chitaree and
  • B. M. Azizur Rahman

25 January 2023

Optical sensing technologies for hydrogen monitoring are of increasing importance in connection with the development and expanded use of hydrogen and for transition to the hydrogen economy. The past decades have witnessed a rapid development of optic...

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