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Chang S, Yan S, Liu F, Wang J, Cao Y, Huang B, Zhu C, Wu T, Ren Y. Nanorefractive index transducer using a ring cavity with an internal h-shaped cavity grounded on Fano resonance. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0301007. [PMID: 38758827 PMCID: PMC11101081 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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Building on the Fano resonance observation, a new refractive index transducer structure at the nanoscale is proposed in this article, which is a refractive index transducer consisting of a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguide structure coupled with a ring cavity internally connected to an h-shaped structure (RCIhS). Using an analytical method based on COMSOL software and finite element method (FEM), the effect of different geometric parameters of the structure on the trans-mission characteristics of the system is simulated and analyzed, which in turn illustrates the effect of the structural parameters on the output Fano curves. As simulation results show, the internally connected h-shaped structure is an influential component in the Fano resonance. By optimizing the geometrical parameters of the structure, the system finally accomplishes a sensitivity (S) of 2400 nm/RIU and a figure of merit (FOM) of 68.57. The sensor has also been demonstrated in the realm of temperature detection, having tremendous potential for utilization in future nano-sensing and optically integrated systems.
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- Shuwen Chang
- School of Electrical and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, China
- School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China
- Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and System for Water Conservancy and Hydropower Safety Monitoring of Zhejiang Province and Belarus, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China
- Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and System for Water Conservancy and Hydropower Safety Monitoring of Zhejiang Province and Belarus, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Electrical and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, China
- School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China
- Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and System for Water Conservancy and Hydropower Safety Monitoring of Zhejiang Province and Belarus, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Electrical and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, China
- School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China
- Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and System for Water Conservancy and Hydropower Safety Monitoring of Zhejiang Province and Belarus, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Electrical and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, China
- School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China
- Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and System for Water Conservancy and Hydropower Safety Monitoring of Zhejiang Province and Belarus, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Electrical and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, China
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Chiang HP. Special Issue on the State-of-the-Art Optical Properties and Applications of Metallic Nanostructures in Asia. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:322. [PMID: 38392695 PMCID: PMC10892711 DOI: 10.3390/nano14040322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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With developments in nanofabrication technology, the optical properties and applications of metallic nanostructures have attracted increased research interest in recent years [...].
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- Hai-Pang Chiang
- Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
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Sardar MR, Faisal M. Numerical Analysis of Highly Sensitive Twin-Core, Gold-Coated, D-Shaped Photonic Crystal Fiber Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:s23115029. [PMID: 37299756 DOI: 10.3390/s23115029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This research article proposes and numerically investigates a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) based on a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor for the detecting refractive index (RI) of unknown analytes. The plasmonic material (gold) layer is placed outside of the PCF by removing two air holes from the main structure, and a D-shaped PCF-SPR sensor is formed. The purpose of using a plasmonic material (gold) layer in a PCF structure is to introduce an SPR phenomenon. The structure of the PCF is likely enclosed by the analyte to be detected, and an external sensing system is used to measure changes in the SPR signal. Moreover, a perfectly matched layer (PML) is also placed outside of the PCF to absorb unwanted light signals towards the surface. The numerical investigation of all guiding properties of the PCF-SPR sensor is completed using a fully vectorial-based finite element method (FEM) to achieve the finest sensing performance. The design of the PCF-SPR sensor is completed using COMSOL Multiphysics software, version 1.4.50. According to the simulation results, the proposed PCF-SPR sensor has a maximum wavelength sensitivity of 9000 nm/RIU, an amplitude sensitivity of 3746 RIU-1, a sensor resolution of 1 × 10-5 RIU, and a figure of merit (FOM) of 900 RIU-1 in the x-polarized direction light signal. The miniaturized structure and high sensitivity of the proposed PCF-SPR sensor make it a promising candidate for detecting RI of analytes ranging from 1.28 to 1.42.
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- Md Ranju Sardar
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh
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Alberti G, Arcadio F, Pesavento M, Marzano C, Zeni L, Zeid NA, Cennamo N. Detection of 2-Furaldehyde in Milk by MIP-Based POF Chips Combined with an SPR-POF Sensor. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:8289. [PMID: 36365986 PMCID: PMC9654890 DOI: 10.3390/s22218289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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An innovative optical-chemical sensor has been used to detect the 2-furaldehyde (2-FAL) in milk. The proposed sensing approach exploits the refractive index changing in a microstructured chip based on a plastic optical fiber (POF) with orthogonal micro-holes containing a specific molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP). This POF-MIP chemical chip modifies the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) phenomena excited in another sensor chip realized in POFs (SPR-POF) and connected in series. The proposed sensor configuration exploits MIP receptors avoiding any modification of the gold film of the SPR platform. This work reports the performance, particularly the high sensitivity and low detection limit, in complex matrices such as buffalo milk fortified with 2-FAL and in different commercial kinds of cow milk thermally treated for pasteurization. The measurements were carried out in about ten minutes by dropping the solution under-test on the planar D-shaped POF surface of the chemical chip. In contrast, on the gold surface of the SPR-POF platform, a water drop is always placed to excite the SPR phenomenon, which is modulated by the chemical chip via MIP-2-FAL binding. Furthermore, the experimental results demonstrated the pros and cons of the proposed sensor system. Thanks to the high sensitivity of the sensor system, the detection of 2-FAL in the diluted milk sample (1:50) was achieved. The dilution is required to reduce the interferent effect of the complex matrix.
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- Giancarla Alberti
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli n.12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma n.29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli n.12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma n.29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma n.29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
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- Industrial Research Institute, Lebanese University Campus Hadath, Baabda 2806, Lebanon
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- Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma n.29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
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All-Dielectric Refractive Index Sensor Based on Multiple Fano Resonance with High Sensitivity in the Long-Wave Infrared Region. COATINGS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings12070970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In this paper, we propose an all-dielectric metamaterials structure which contains four asymmetric square holes in the unit cell to design a high-sensitivity refractive index sensor in the long-wave infrared region. Theoretical analysis of the electromagnetic field distributions shows that the four transmission dips originate from magnetic dipole, electric quadrupole and Toroidal dipole. And its position can be tuned by adjusting different geometric parameters, which can optimize the structure to obtain a narrower linewidth to improve the performance of the sensor. Finally, we evaluate the performance of the structure as refractive index sensor by changing the refractive index of the tested substrate. The results show the refractive index sensor has high sensitivity in the long-wave infrared region: the highest sensitivity is 2803 nm/RIU and the figure of merit will reach up to 350.
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Fano Resonance Hybrid Waveguide-Coupled Plasmonic Sensor Using Transparent Conductive Oxide in the Near-Infrared Range. PHOTONICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/photonics9030189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We proposed an ultra-sensitive refractive index sensor by using indium-doped cadmium oxide as a plasmonic material operating in near-infrared based on Fano resonance. The proposed sensor has a hybrid multilayer waveguide structure that supports both a long-range surface plasmon polariton (LRSPP) mode and a dielectric waveguide (DWG) mode. The design strategy of the structure parameters of the inner layers is elaborated in detail through the numerical analysis of the two modes. By suitably tailoring the thickness of the coupling layer, a strong mode coupling between the two modes could be achieved, leading to a sharp asymmetric Fano resonance. With the designed optimal physical parameters, our proposed sensor could achieve a maximum intensity sensitivity of 19,909 RIU−1, a 193-fold enhancement than that of a conventional long-range SPR (LRSPR) based scheme. The proposed design can be a promising platform for biochemical sensing in the near-infrared region.
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Research on Fano Resonance Sensing Characteristics Based on Racetrack Resonant Cavity. MICROMACHINES 2021; 12:mi12111359. [PMID: 34832771 PMCID: PMC8618553 DOI: 10.3390/mi12111359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To reduce the loss of the metal–insulator–metal waveguide structure in the near-infrared region, a plasmonic nanosensor structure based on a racetrack resonant cavity is proposed herein. Through finite element simulation, the transmission spectra of the sensor under different size parameters were analyzed, and its influence on the sensing characteristics of the system was examined. The analysis results show that the structure can excite the double Fano resonance, which has a distinctive dependence on the size parameters of the sensor. The position and line shape of the resonance peak can be adjusted by changing the key parameters. In addition, the sensor has a higher sensitivity, which can reach 1503.7 nm/RIU when being used in refractive index sensing; the figure of merit is 26.8, and it can reach 0.75 nm/°C when it is used in temperature sensing. This structure can be used in optical integrated circuits, especially high-sensitivity nanosensors.
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