Research on Symmetrical Optical Waveguide Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing with Spectral Interrogation
ZHANG Yi-long1, LIU Le1, 2, GUO Jun1, ZHANG Peng-fei1, GUO Ji-hua1, MA Hui1, HE Yong-hong1*
1. Laboratory of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China 2. Laboratory of Advanced Power Source, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Abstract：Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors with spectral interrogation can adopt fiber to transmit light signals, thus leaving the sensing part separated, which is very convenient for miniaturization, remote-sensing and on-site analysis. Symmetrical optical waveguide (SOW) SPR has the same refractive index of the two buffer media layers adjacent to the metal film, resulting in longer propagation distance, deeper penetration depth and better performance compared to conventional SPR. In the present paper, we developed a symmetrical optical waveguide (SOW) SPR sensor with wavelength interrogation. In the system, MgF2-Au-MgF2 film was used as SOW module for glucose sensing, and a fiber based light source and detection was used in the spectral interrogation. In the experiment, a refractive index resolution of 2.8×10-7 RIU in fluid protocol was acquired. This technique provides advantages of high resolution and could have potential use in compact design, on-site analysis and remote sensing.
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