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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 17, Iss. 18 — Aug. 31, 2009
  • pp: 16306–16321

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Coated photonic bandgap fibres for low-index sensing applications: cutoff analysis

Boris T. Kuhlmey, Stéphane Coen, and Sahand Mahmoodian  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 18, pp. 16306-16321 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.016306


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Abstract

We investigate theoretically the performance of photonic crystal fibres with coated holes as refractive index sensors. We show that coating the holes with a high-index material allows to extend the extreme sensitivities analyte-waveguide based geometries offer to the case of low-index analytes, including water-based solutions. As the sensitivity of these sensors is intricately linked to the sensitivity of the cutoff of a single inclusion to the analyte refractive index, our approach relies on the derivation of cutoff equations for coated inclusions. This is performed analytically without approximations, in the fully vectorial case, for modes of all orders. Our analytic approach allows us to rapidly cover the parameter space, and to quickly identify promising geometries. The best results are obtained when considering fluorinated polymer fibres, for which the index of the background material is not too different to that of water, and with thin high-index coatings. Using these results, we propose a sensor based on a directional coupler geometry that would lead to a sensitivity of 2.2×104 nm=RIU for water based solutions with achievable smallest detectable refractive index changes below 10-6.

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OCIS Codes
(030.4070) Coherence and statistical optics : Modes
(060.2280) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber design and fabrication
(060.2370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics sensors
(280.1415) Remote sensing and sensors : Biological sensing and sensors
(060.4005) Fiber optics and optical communications : Microstructured fibers
(060.5295) Fiber optics and optical communications : Photonic crystal fibers

ToC Category:
Photonic Crystal Fibers

History
Original Manuscript: June 10, 2009
Revised Manuscript: August 18, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: August 23, 2009
Published: August 28, 2009

Virtual Issues
Vol. 4, Iss. 10 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Boris T. Kuhlmey, Stéphane Coen, and Sahand Mahmoodian, "Coated photonic bandgap fibres for low-index sensing applications: cutoff analysis," Opt. Express 17, 16306-16321 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-18-16306


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