Lossy mode resonances generated in planar configuration for two-parameter sensing

This work shows a new sensor structure for simultaneous measurement of two parameters, temperature and refractive index. The optical configuration consists of incidence of light on the edge of a soda-lime coverslip fully coated with a CuO thin film and partially coated with a PDMS thick layer. This...

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Autores: Fuentes Lorenzo, Omar, Corres Sanz, Jesús María, Domínguez Rodríguez, Ismel, Del Villar, Ignacio, Matías Maestro, Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/53757
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/53757
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Optical sensor
Planar waveguide
Lossy mode resonances
Refractive index
Temperature
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Sumario:This work shows a new sensor structure for simultaneous measurement of two parameters, temperature and refractive index. The optical configuration consists of incidence of light on the edge of a soda-lime coverslip fully coated with a CuO thin film and partially coated with a PDMS thick layer. This planar configuration permitted to generate two separated lossy mode resonances (LMRs): one centered at 600 nm and the other at 1000 nm. The second resonance is induced by the PDMS layer and it can be used to measure the temperature due to its high thermo-optic coefficient (the sensitivity is -1.75 nm/°C in the temperature range from 20 to 40 °C), whereas the first resonance is used for sensing refractive index with sensitivity of 1460 nm/RIU in the refractive index range from 1.3328 and 1.37. Finally, a calibration test was carried out using a calibrated oil series with refractive index ranging from 1.33 to 1.36. This work demonstrates the possibility of generating multiples resonances in a single structure as simple as a coverslip, which can be used as a multi-parameter interchangeable sensor, especially suitable for biological applications or the detection of heavy metals in water.