Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 10, 1006003(2023)

Optical-Fiber Refractive Index Sensor Based on Lossy Mode Resonance Enhanced by TiO2 Nanoparticles

Xiaoshuang Dai1,2,3, Shuang Wang1,2,3、*, Ke Tan1,2,3, Tong Huo1,2,3, Junfeng Jiang1,2,3, and Tiegen Liu1,2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education on Optoelectronic Information Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3Institute of Optical Fiber Sensing, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    LMR sensor structure and sensing principle. (a) LMR sensor structure; (b) LMR sensing principle
    LMR spectra based on ITO. (a) Relationship between ITO thickness and resonance wavelength of LMR sensor; (b) high order resonance spectrum
    Simulation results of refractive index sensing of LMR sensor with ITO thickness of 430 nm. (a) Normalized spectra corresponding to different refractive indices; (b) relationship between resonance wavelength and refractive index
    SEM images. (a)(b) Cross section of ITO-LMR sensor and its local enlargement; (c)(d) TiO2 nanoparticles on the surface of TiO2-ITO-LMR sensor and their local enlargement
    Schematic of refractive index sensing experiment device based on LMR
    ITO-LMR refractive index sensing test results. (a) Normalized transmission spectra of ITO-LMR sensor under different refractive indices; (b) fitting sensitivity curve
    Test results of LMR refractive index sensing experiment based on TiO2 nanoparticles assisted enhancement
    Relationship between refractive index and resonance wavelength based on TiO2-ITO-LMR sensor. (a) Relationship between refractive index and resonance wavelength in the process of increasing refractive index; (b) sensitivity curve in the process of increasing refractive index; (c) relationship between refractive index and resonance wavelength in the process of decreasing refractive index; (d) sensitivity curve in the process of decreasing refractive index
    • Table 1. Refractive index detection resolution under different refractive indices of the sensor

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      Table 1. Refractive index detection resolution under different refractive indices of the sensor

      Refractive index /RIU

      Resonance

      wavelength /nm

      Wavelength detection standard deviation /nmSensitivity /(nm·RIU-1Resolution /(10-4 RIU)
      1.3333744.5250.399496.5378.04
      744.5430.412463.6358.89
      1.3408747.6210.456660.5206.90
      747.6640.453642.7917.05
      1.3484753.3990.459827.2285.55
      753.3700.432824.9235.24
      1.3552761.4200.505976.5025.17
      761.3670.521988.0085.27
      1.3606766.5780.7061095.2686.45
      766.7460.7191117.7626.43
      1.3696775.4350.8691292.4846.72
      775.4300.7671333.2265.75
      1.3741782.8081.0751391.6377.72
      783.1370.8131441.5525.64
      1.3798788.8081.1751516.9407.75
      788.8520.9821577.2586.23
      1.3829796.7621.0351583.9496.53
      797.7840.6711651.6594.06
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    Xiaoshuang Dai, Shuang Wang, Ke Tan, Tong Huo, Junfeng Jiang, Tiegen Liu. Optical-Fiber Refractive Index Sensor Based on Lossy Mode Resonance Enhanced by TiO2 Nanoparticles[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(10): 1006003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Nov. 30, 2022

    Accepted: Jan. 29, 2023

    Published Online: May. 9, 2023

    The Author Email: Wang Shuang (shuangwang@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS222076

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