Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 41, Issue 1, 2021101(2022)

Design of a diagonally symmetrical photonic crystal fiber for chemical sensing

Li-Juan ZHAO1,2,3, Hai-Ying ZHAO1, Zhi-Niu XU4、*, and Ruo-Yu LIANG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic and Communication Engineering,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
  • 2Hebei Key Laboratory of Power Internet of Things Technology,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
  • 3Baoding Key Laboratory of Optical fiber sensing and optical communication Technology,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
  • 4School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
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    The cross-section of the designed PCF
    Meshed model with boundary condition
    Relative sensitivity for (a) water (b) ethanol (c) benzyne as a function of wavelength
    Relative sensitivity as a function of (a) wavelength (b) refractive index for water, ethanol and benzyne when a1=0.7 μm, b1=0.5 μm
    Change of the relative sensitivity of the PCF with the degree of mesh refinement
    Variation of effective refractive index with respect to PML variation
    The values of Veff for (a) water, (b) ethanol, (c) benzyne as a function of wavelength
    Refractive index of different structures as a function of wavelength (a) x-pol, (b) y-pol
    Birefringence of different structures as a function of wavelength
    Birefringence (a) when b1 is set to a fixed value, (b) when a1 is set to a fixed value
    Confinement loss of different structures as a function of wavelength
    Confinement loss (a) when b1 is set to a fixed value, (b) when a1 is set to a fixed value
    The energy distribution of the fiber core when b1=0.5 μm and (a) a1=0.4 μm, (b) a1=0.5 μm, (c) a1=0.6 μm, (d) a1=0.7 μm
    • Table 1. Sellmeier coefficients of SiO2

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      Table 1. Sellmeier coefficients of SiO2

      CoefficientsB1C1/µm2B2C2/µm2B3C3/µm2
      Values0.69616634.679 148 26×10-30.407 942 601.351 206 3×10-20.897 479 4097.934 002 5
    • Table 2. Relative sensitivity for chemical analytes at typical wavelengths

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      Table 2. Relative sensitivity for chemical analytes at typical wavelengths

      Wavelength/μmRelative sensitivity/%
      WaterEthanolBenzyne
      1.346.5%51.9%54%
      1.3341.5%53.5%53.4%
      1.553.2%57.2%61.1%
      1.5556.3%59.9%62.5%
    • Table 3. The properties of PCF with different structures

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      Table 3. The properties of PCF with different structures

      Parameter/μmRelative sensitivity/%BirefringenceConfinement loss/(dB·m-1
      WaterEthanolBenzyne
      a1=0.4,b1=0.340.144.847.41.732×10-32.765×10-14
      a1=0.4,b1=0.444.348.951.65.79×10-33.565×10-14
      a1=0.4,b1=0.547.951.254.41.07×10-24.319×10-14
      a1=0.5,b1=0.343.548.350.82.61×10-31.105×10-13
      a1=0.5,b1=0.448.853.355.81.03×10-21.149×10-13
      a1=0.5,b1=0.543.353.857.21.72×10-21.152×10-13
      a1=0.6,b1=0.34751.7544.244×10-34.685×10-13
      a1=0.6,b1=0.452.847.459.51.49×10-28.595×10-13
      a1=0.6,b1=0.552.557.961.32.537×10-21.175×10-12
      a1=0.7,b1=0.349.654.155.85.161×10-33.789×10-12
      a1=0.7,b1=0.451.359.660.91.781×10-27.376×10-12
      a1=0.7,b1=0.556.359.962.53.233×10-21.294×10-11
    • Table 4. Comparison of properties of different PCFs

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      Table 4. Comparison of properties of different PCFs

      Ref.Wavelength/μmRelative sensitivity/%BirefringenceConfinement loss/(dB·m-1
      WaterEthanolBenzyne
      11.591213.510-310-1
      171.529.57.68×10-7
      221.333343.842.83×10-32.07×10-6
      231.55<54<57<612.26×10-3
      101.349.138×10-35.583×10-5
      101.5546
      121.55403.1×10-3
      Proposed PCF1.5556.359.962.53.23×10-21.294×10-11
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    Li-Juan ZHAO, Hai-Ying ZHAO, Zhi-Niu XU, Ruo-Yu LIANG. Design of a diagonally symmetrical photonic crystal fiber for chemical sensing[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(1): 2021101

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 24, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 18, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhi-Niu XU (wzcnjxx@163.com)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2022.01.021

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