The exploitation of thin film coatings for fibre sensors for the application of chemical sensing

Thomas D.P. Allsop; Ron Neal; Kyriacos Kalli; Edward M. Davies; Saeed Rehman; Robert R.J. Maier; James Barton; Julian D. Jones; David J. Webb; Ian Bennion

doi:10.1117/12.821112

The exploitation of thin film coatings for fibre sensors for the application of chemical sensing

Thomas D.P. Allsop^*, Ron Neal, Kyriacos Kalli, Edward M. Davies, Saeed Rehman, Robert R.J. Maier, James Barton, Julian D. Jones, David J. Webb, Ian Bennion

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Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT)

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We report on the use of thin film coatings, both single and multi-layered, deposited on the flat side of a lapped, D-shaped fibre to enhance the sensitivity of two kinds of surface plasmon resonance based optical fibre sensors. The first kind involves the use of a tilted Bragg grating inscribed within the fibre core, prior to fibre coating, while the second relies on a surface relief grating photoinscribed after the fibre has been coated. Some of the devices operate in air with high coupling efficiency in excess of 40dB and an estimated index sensitivity of ΔλΔn = 90nm from 1 to 1.15 index range showing potential for gas sensing. Other sensors produced index sensitivities (ΔλΔn) ranging from 6790nm to 12500nm in the aqueous index regime. The materials used for these fibre optical devices are germanium, silica, silver, gold and palladium.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace II
Editors	Alex A. Kazemi, Bernard C. Kress
Place of Publication	Bellingham, WA (US)
Publisher	SPIE
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	978-0-8194-7580-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821112
Publication status	Published - 13 Apr 2009
Event	Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace II - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 13 Apr 2009 → 14 Apr 2009

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Name	SPIE Proceedings
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	7314
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	2410-9045

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Conference	Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace II
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando, FL
Period	13/04/09 → 14/04/09

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T. Allsop; R. Neal; K. Kalli; E. M. Davies; S. Rehman; R. R. J. Maier; J. Barton; J. D. Jones; D. J. Webb and I. Bennion; "The exploitation of thin film coatings for fibre sensors for the application of chemical sensing", Proc. SPIE 7314, Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace II, 73140F (April 29, 2009).

Copyright 2009 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.821112

Keywords

index sensing
coatings
gratings
surface plasmon resonances

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Thin film coatings for fibre sensors for the application of chemical sensing
T. Allsop; R. Neal; K. Kalli; E. M. Davies; S. Rehman; R. R. J. Maier; J. Barton; J. D. Jones; D. J. Webb and I. Bennion; "The exploitation of thin film coatings for fibre sensors for the application of chemical sensing", Proc. SPIE 7314, Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace II, 73140F (April 29, 2009). Copyright 2009 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.821112
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Allsop, T. D. P., Neal, R., Kalli, K., Davies, E. M., Rehman, S., Maier, R. R. J., Barton, J., Jones, J. D., Webb, D. J., & Bennion, I. (2009). The exploitation of thin film coatings for fibre sensors for the application of chemical sensing. In A. A. Kazemi, & B. C. Kress (Eds.), Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace II Article 731407 (SPIE Proceedings; Vol. 7314). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821112

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Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace II. ed. / Alex A. Kazemi; Bernard C. Kress. Bellingham, WA (US): SPIE, 2009. 731407 (SPIE Proceedings; Vol. 7314).

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