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In this article, an efficient high birefringent D-shaped photonic crystal fiber (HB-D-PCF) plasmonic refractive index sensor is reported. It is able to work over a long low refractive index analyte range from 1.29 to 1.36. This modified simple structured hexagonal PCF has high birefringence in the near-infrared region. A thin gold film protected by a titanium dioxide (TiO2) layer is deposited on the D-surface of the PCF which acts as surface plasmon active layer. The sensor consists of an analyte channel on the top of the fiber. The performance of the HB-D-PCF is analyzed based on finite element method. Both wavelength and amplitude interrogation techniques are applied to study the sensing performance of the optimized sensor. Numerical results show wavelength and amplitude sensitivity of 9245 nm/RIU and 1312 RIU−1 respectively with high resolution. Owing to the high sensitivity, long range sensing ability as well as spectral stability the designed HB-D-PCF SPR sensor is a potential candidate for water pollution control, glucose concentration testing, biochemical analyte detection as well as portable device fabrication.
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De, M., Singh, V.K. Wide range refractive index sensor using a birefringent optical fiber. Opt Quant Electron 53, 198 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-021-02847-6
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