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Fiber optic microsphere with a ZnO thin film for potential application in a refractive index sensor – theoretical study

Abstract

Optical fiber sensors of refractive index play an important role in analysis of biological and chemical samples. This work presents a theoretical investigation of spectral response of a fiber optic microsphere with a zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film deposited on the surface and evaluates the prospect of using such a structure for refractive index sensing. A microsphere is fabricated by an optical fiber tapering method on the base of a single mode fiber. The numerical model is described and simulation was conducted to assess the influence of ZnO layer deposition on a reflected signal. The results indicate that a ZnO film improves the performance in terms of application in a refractive index sensor.

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Category:
Articles
Type:
artykuły w czasopismach recenzowanych i innych wydawnictwach ciągłych
Published in:
Photonics Letters of Poland no. 10, pages 85 - 87,
ISSN: 2080-2242
Language:
English
Publication year:
2018
Bibliographic description:
Hirsch M.: Fiber optic microsphere with a ZnO thin film for potential application in a refractive index sensor – theoretical study// Photonics Letters of Poland. -Vol. 10., nr. 3 (2018), s.85-87
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.4302/plp.v10i3.835
Sources of funding:
  • Statutory activity/subsidy
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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