Title :
Novel photonic crystal fiber sensors using splitting of a degenerate plasmonic doublet
Author :
Hassani, Alireza ; Gauvreau, Bertrand ; Skorobogatiy, Maksim
Author_Institution :
Eng. Phys. Dept., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC
Abstract :
The concept of honeycomb photonic crystal fiber-based plasmonic sensor, having a sensing mechanism based on the detection of breaking of an degeneracy between the two near-IR plasmonic excitations with the resolution of 7.2 ldr 10-6 RIU, is developed.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; photonic crystals; plasmonics; surface plasmons; degenerate plasmonic doublet; honeycomb photonic crystal fiber-based plasmonic sensor; near-IR plasmonic excitations; photonic crystal fiber sensors; sensing mechanism; Optical fiber sensors; Optical frequency conversion; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Plasmons; Refractive index; (060.5295) Photonic crystal fibers; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
