Nanocoated optical fibre for lossy mode resonance (LMR) sensors and filters

  • Ignacio Del Villar
  • , Francisco J. Arregui
  • , Jesus M. Corres
  • , Candido Bariain
  • , Javier Goicoechea
  • , Carlos R. Zamarreno
  • , Cesar Elosua
  • , Miguel Hernaez
  • , Pedro J. Rivero
  • , Abian B. Socorro
  • , Aitor Urrutia
  • , Pedro Sanchez
  • , Pablo Zubiate
  • , Diego Lopez
  • , Nerea De Acha
  • , Joaquin Ascorbe
  • , Ignacio R. Matias

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Abstract

Nanometer scale coatings with a complex refractive index deposited on optical fibre permit to obtain attenuation bands in the transmission spectrum, whose central wavelength coincides with the moment when a mode guided in the optical fibre cladding starts to be guided in the coating. Due to the complex refractive index of the coating, the guided mode is a lossy mode. Consequently, these attenuation bands receive the name of lossy mode resonances. This phenomenon can be used for development of ultra-high sensitivity photonic devices (for detection, among others, of volatile organic compounds, pH and refractive index) or for optical filtering. In this work, rules for adequate design are indicated based on numerical results obtained with FIMMWAVE and on experimental results that corroborate the theoretical predictions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICTON 2015 - 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
EditorsMarek Jaworski, Marian Marciniak
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781467378802
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2015 - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 5 Jul 20159 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Volume2015-August
ISSN (Electronic)2162-7339

Conference

Conference17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2015
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period5/07/159/07/15

Keywords

  • optical fibre
  • optical filters
  • sensors
  • thin-films

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