Ultra-high-resolution detection of Pb<sup>2+</sup> ions using a black phosphorus functionalized microfiber coil resonator

Yu Yin; Shi Li; Shunbin Wang; Shijie Jia; Jing Ren; Gerald Farrell; Elfed Lewis; Pengfei Wang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.7.000622

Photonics Research, Volume. 7, Issue 6, 622(2019)

Ultra-high-resolution detection of Pb²⁺ ions using a black phosphorus functionalized microfiber coil resonator

Yu Yin¹, Shi Li¹, Shunbin Wang¹, Shijie Jia¹, Jing Ren¹, Gerald Farrell², Elfed Lewis³, and Pengfei Wang^1,4、*

¹Key Laboratory of In-Fibre Integrated Optics of Ministry of Education, College of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China

²Photonics Research Centre, Technological University Dublin, Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Ireland

³Optical Fibre Sensors Research Centre, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland

⁴Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Devices

Received: Mar. 12, 2019

Accepted: Mar. 17, 2019

Published Online: May. 8, 2019

The Author Email: Pengfei Wang (pengfei.wang@dit.ie)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.7.000622

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