A Dual-Core Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensor for Simultaneously Measuring the Refractive Index and Temperature

In this correspondence, a new photonic crystal fiber biosensor structure on the basis of surface plasmon resonance is proposed for the measurement of the refractive index (RI) and TSM temperature simultaneously. In this design, the central and external surface of the biosensor structure are coated with thin gold film. A hole adjacent to the inner gold film is filled with temperature-sensitive material (TSM). With the implementation of internal and external gold coatings along with TSM, the biosensor achieves the measurement of the RI and temperature with two disjoint wavelength coverage. Numerical simulations and calculation results illustrate that the average wavelength sensitivity of the biosensor structure, respectively, achieves 7080 nm/RIU and 3.36 nm/& DEG;C with RI coverage from 1.36 to 1.41 and temperature coverage from 0 to 60 & DEG;C. Moreover, benefiting from realization of different wavelength regions in RI and temperature sensing, it is believed that the proposed biosensor structure for the measurement of the RI and temperature will have range applications in the fields of medical diagnostics and environmental assessments.

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A new photonic crystal fiber biosensor structure based on surface plasmon resonance is proposed in this study, which can simultaneously measure the refractive index (RI) and temperature. The biosensor structure has thin gold film coatings on the central and external surfaces, and a temperature-sensitive material (TSM) filled hole adjacent to the inner gold film. Numerical simulations show that the biosensor structure achieves wavelength sensitivities of 7080 nm/RIU and 3.36 nm/°C, with RI coverage from 1.36 to 1.41 and temperature coverage from 0 to 60°C. It is believed that this biosensor structure can find applications in medical diagnostics and environmental assessments.