Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 5, 289(2021)

Concentration sensor with multilayer thin film-coupled surface plasmon resonance

Sen BAO1, Hong-jing LI1, and Gai-ge ZHENG2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronics Engineering, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, China
  • 2Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center on Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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    A concentration sensor based on silver (Ag)/silica (SiO2)/zirconium anhydride (ZrO2) multilayer structure is proposed. Two dominant dips can be observed in the reflection spectrum, which correspond to different sensing methods. Firstly, it is demonstrated that the coupling between the surface plasmon polariton (SPP) mode and a planar waveguide mode (WGM) leads to the Fano resonance (FR). The induced bonding hybridized modes have ultra-narrow full wave at half maximum (FWHM) as well as ultra-high quality factors (Q). We can achieve a theoretical value of the refractive index sensitivity 167 times higher than conventional surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors with a single metal layer. Secondly, the waveguide coupling mode was examined by measuring angular spectra. A deep and sharp waveguide coupling dip was obtained. The experimental results show that with an increase in the concentration of the fill dielectric material in the surface of the system, the resonance dip exhibits a remarkable red shift, and the measured angular sensitivity is 98.04°/RIU.

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    BAO Sen, LI Hong-jing, ZHENG Gai-ge. Concentration sensor with multilayer thin film-coupled surface plasmon resonance[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2021, 17(5): 289

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    Paper Information

    Received: May. 29, 2020

    Accepted: Jul. 30, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 2, 2021

    The Author Email: ZHENG Gai-ge (jsnanophotonics@yahoo.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-021-0088-4

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