Xu, Zhilin, Sun, Qizhen, Li, Borui, Luo, Yiyang, Lu, Wengao, Liu, Deming, Shum, Perry Ping and Zhang, Lin (2015). Highly sensitive refractive index sensor based on cascaded microfiber knots with Vernier effect. Optics Express, 23 (5), pp. 6662-6672.
Abstract
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a refractive index (RI) sensor based on cascaded microfiber knot resonators (CMKRs) with Vernier effect. Deriving from high proportional evanescent field of microfiber and spectrum magnification function of Vernier effect, the RI sensor shows high sensitivity as well as high detection resolution. By using the method named "Drawing-Knotting-Assembling (DKA)", a compact CMKRs is fabricated for experimental demonstration. With the assistance of Lorentz fitting algorithm on the transmission spectrum, sensitivity of 6523nm/RIU and detection resolution up to 1.533 x 10-7 RIU are obtained in the experiment which show good agreement with the numerical simulation. The proposed all-fiber RI sensor with high sensitivity, compact size and low cost can be widely used for chemical and biological detection, as well as the electronic/magnetic field measurement
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.23.006662 |
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Divisions: | Engineering & Applied Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology Engineering & Applied Sciences > Electrical, Electronic & Power Engineering |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2015-03-09 |
Published Online Date: | 2015-03-03 |
Accepted Date: | 2015-02-24 |
Submitted Date: | 2014-12-15 |
Authors: |
Xu, Zhilin
Sun, Qizhen Li, Borui Luo, Yiyang Lu, Wengao Liu, Deming Shum, Perry Ping Zhang, Lin ( ![]() |