Structure optimization of gold-sputtered side-polished U-shaped plastic optical fiber SPR sensor
ISSN: 0260-2288
Article publication date: 26 June 2021
Issue publication date: 10 August 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to optimize the structure of gold-sputtered U-shaped plastic fiber sensors.
Design/methodology/approach
A group of U-shaped Au-sputtered plastic optical fiber sensing probes with polishing angles of 45°, 90° and 135° is prepared.
Findings
The experimental results show that the spectral response and sensitivity of the sensor at 45°polishing angle is twice that of the sensor at 90°.
Research limitations/implications
Due to the limitations of laboratory temperature and equipment, the overall effect has not reached the ideal, but the expected effect has been obvious. Experiments also optimize the sensor.
Practical implications
Optical fiber sensing has always been an indispensable part of various fields.
Social implications
Sensor optimization is of great help to the progress of technology and the development of science and technology.
Originality/value
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the China Scholarship Council (Grant No. 201908140065), and Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi (Grant No. 2019L0519).
Citation
Gu, J., Yu, C., Yang, Z., Xue, P., Jing, N. and Yan, S. (2021), "Structure optimization of gold-sputtered side-polished U-shaped plastic optical fiber SPR sensor", Sensor Review, Vol. 41 No. 3, pp. 246-250. https://doi.org/10.1108/SR-12-2020-0281
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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