Refractive index sensing of aqueous media based on plasmonic resonance in tapered optical fibres operating in the 1.5 μm region

Experimental results are shown demonstrating that multiple surface plasma waves can be excited in optical fibres at the 1.5 μm optical communications region for the range of refractive indices of aqueous media using doubly deposited tapered fibre structures, well known to exhibit small or zero sensi...

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Autores: Díaz Herrera, Natalia, González Cano, Agustín, Viegas, Diana Catarino das Neves, Santos, José Luis, Navarrete Fernández, María Cruz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/44110
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44110
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:535
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Fibre Optic Sensors
Third Telecommunications Window
Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
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Sumario:Experimental results are shown demonstrating that multiple surface plasma waves can be excited in optical fibres at the 1.5 μm optical communications region for the range of refractive indices of aqueous media using doubly deposited tapered fibre structures, well known to exhibit small or zero sensitivity to polarization. Well-defined plasmon dips were obtained with high sensitivity to the surrounding refractive index. This characteristic, together with the substantial flexibility for local and distributed measurement associated with optical fibre sensing supported by the C-Band technology, indicate that these devices can be very advantageously used for chemical, biological and environmental sensing.