Highly sensitive, localized surface plasmon resonance fiber device for environmental sensing, based upon a structured bi-metal array of nano-wires

Opt Lett. 2014 Oct 15;39(20):5798-801. doi: 10.1364/OL.39.005798.

Abstract

We demonstrate a bi-metal coated (platinum and gold or silver), localized surface plasmon resonance fiber sensor with an index sensitivity exceeding 11,900 nm/RIU, yielding an index resolution of 2×10⁻⁵ in the aqueous index regime. This is one of the highest index sensitivities achieved with an optical fiber sensor. The coatings consist of arrays of bi-metal nano-wires (typically 36 nm in radius and 20 μm in length), supported by a silicon dioxide thin film on a thin substrate of germanium, the nano-wires being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the D-shaped fiber.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Environment*
  • Metals, Heavy*
  • Nanowires*
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Metals, Heavy