• Acta Physica Sinica
  • Vol. 69, Issue 13, 137802-1 (2020)
Shi-Yan Xiao1, Da-Gong Jia1,*, An-Ran Nie1, Hui Yu1,*..., Zhe Ji2, Hong-Xia Zhang1 and Tie-Gen Liu1|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Opto-electronics Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Micro Opto-Electro Mechanical System Technology, Ministry of Education; School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2School of Mechanical Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, China
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    DOI: 10.7498/aps.69.20200353 Cite this Article
    Shi-Yan Xiao, Da-Gong Jia, An-Ran Nie, Hui Yu, Zhe Ji, Hong-Xia Zhang, Tie-Gen Liu. Multi-channel few-mode multicore fiber based surface plasmon resonance biosensor with open air-hole[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(13): 137802-1 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Cross section of the FM-MCF SPR biosensor; (b) cross section of the FM-MCF; (c) FEM mesh for calculation.
    Fig. 1. (a) Cross section of the FM-MCF SPR biosensor; (b) cross section of the FM-MCF; (c) FEM mesh for calculation.
    The core-hole distance d variation during using hydrofluoric acid to fabricate the groove channel: (a) Cladding is tangent to the outermost air-holes; (b) air-holes are tangent to the cores; (c) fiber cores are also etched. The inserts below are zoom-in of red region.
    Fig. 2. The core-hole distance d variation during using hydrofluoric acid to fabricate the groove channel: (a) Cladding is tangent to the outermost air-holes; (b) air-holes are tangent to the cores; (c) fiber cores are also etched. The inserts below are zoom-in of red region.
    (a) Loss spectra of the core mode with different d when na = 1.33—1.36; (b) the effect of d on both resonance wavelength and sensitivity with various RI; (c) relations between d and FWHM as well as FOM of the sensor.
    Fig. 3. (a) Loss spectra of the core mode with different d when na = 1.33—1.36; (b) the effect of d on both resonance wavelength and sensitivity with various RI; (c) relations between d and FWHM as well as FOM of the sensor.
    Loss spectra of the core mode for different coating thickness (t): (a) Au; (b) Ag; (c) ITO.
    Fig. 4. Loss spectra of the core mode for different coating thickness (t): (a) Au; (b) Ag; (c) ITO.
    Loss spectra of the sensor with na increasing: (a) tAu = 40 nm; (b) tITO = 100 nm.
    Fig. 5. Loss spectra of the sensor with na increasing: (a) tAu = 40 nm; (b) tITO = 100 nm.
    Relations between na and resonance wavelength for different t: (a) tAu = 40 nm; (b) tITO = 100 nm.
    Fig. 6. Relations between na and resonance wavelength for different t: (a) tAu = 40 nm; (b) tITO = 100 nm.
    (a) Electric field distributions of LP01x; (b) optical field distributions of LP01x; (c) electric field distributions of LP11ax; (d) optical field distributions of LP11ax.
    Fig. 7. (a) Electric field distributions of LP01x; (b) optical field distributions of LP01x; (c) electric field distributions of LP11ax; (d) optical field distributions of LP11ax.
    (a) Loss spectra excited by LP11ax mode; (b) relations between na and resonance wavelength at LP11ax mode.
    Fig. 8. (a) Loss spectra excited by LP11ax mode; (b) relations between na and resonance wavelength at LP11ax mode.
    The loss spectra of three bio-substances sensing: (a) Channel 1 for Au coating with na = 1.35; (b) channel 2 for Ag coating with na = 1.34; (c) channel 5 for ITO coating with na = 1.33. Insets are optical field distributions for three channels.
    Fig. 9. The loss spectra of three bio-substances sensing: (a) Channel 1 for Au coating with na = 1.35; (b) channel 2 for Ag coating with na = 1.34; (c) channel 5 for ITO coating with na = 1.33. Insets are optical field distributions for three channels.
    Loss spectra for detecting one bio-substance simultaneously using multi-channel when na increases from 1.33 to 1.34: (a) Channel 1; (b)channel 2; (c) channel 5.
    Fig. 10. Loss spectra for detecting one bio-substance simultaneously using multi-channel when na increases from 1.33 to 1.34: (a) Channel 1; (b)channel 2; (c) channel 5.
    Shi-Yan Xiao, Da-Gong Jia, An-Ran Nie, Hui Yu, Zhe Ji, Hong-Xia Zhang, Tie-Gen Liu. Multi-channel few-mode multicore fiber based surface plasmon resonance biosensor with open air-hole[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2020, 69(13): 137802-1
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