Publication detail

Physical characteristics of localized surface plasmons resulting from nano-scale structured multi-layer thin films deposited on D-shaped optical fiber

ALLSOP, T. NEAL, R. DVOŘÁK, M. KALLI, K. ROZHIN, A. WEBB, D.

Original Title

Physical characteristics of localized surface plasmons resulting from nano-scale structured multi-layer thin films deposited on D-shaped optical fiber

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

Novel surface plasmonic optical fiber sensors have been fabricated using multiple coatings deposited on a lapped section of a single mode fiber. UV laser irradiation processing with a phase mask produces a nano-scaled surface relief grating structure resembling nano-wires. The resulting individual corrugations produced by material compaction are approximately 20 microm long with an average width at half maximum of 100 nm and generate localized surface plasmons. Experimental data are presented that show changes in the spectral characteristics after UV processing, coupled with an overall increase in the sensitivity of the devices to surrounding refractive index. Evidence is presented that there is an optimum UV dosage (48 joules) over which no significant additional optical change is observed. The devices are characterized with regards to change in refractive index, where significantly high spectral sensitivities in the aqueous index regime are found, ranging up to 4000 nm/RIU for wavelength and 800 dB/RIU for intensity.

Keywords

Surface plasmons; Fiber optics sensors; Nanostructure fabrication; Optical sensing and sensors.

Authors

ALLSOP, T.; NEAL, R.; DVOŘÁK, M.; KALLI, K.; ROZHIN, A.; WEBB, D.

RIV year

2013

Released

31. 7. 2013

ISBN

1094-4087

Periodical

OPTICS EXPRESS

Year of study

21

Number

16

State

United States of America

Pages from

18765

Pages to

18776

Pages count

12

BibTex

@article{BUT101585,
  author="T. {Allsop} and R. {Neal} and Martin {Dvořák} and K. {Kalli} and A. {Rozhin} and D. J. {Webb}",
  title="Physical characteristics of localized surface plasmons resulting from nano-scale structured multi-layer thin films deposited on D-shaped optical fiber",
  journal="OPTICS EXPRESS",
  year="2013",
  volume="21",
  number="16",
  pages="18765--18776",
  doi="10.1364/OE.21.018765",
  issn="1094-4087"
}