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Fiber Optic Sensor Arrays
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Interferometry
Fiber Optic Sensor Arrays
Label-Free Transduction In
Optical Sensors
Surface Plasmon
Interferometric The Resonant
Resonance
Transduction Mirror
Spectrometry
Fiber Optic Sensor Arrays
Theory
Optical fiber bundles can be used as arrays.
A bundle composed of 6000 to 50,000 individual fibers
makes it possible to obtain about 2107 sensors per cm2.
Individual sensor can be formed at the fiber tip (passive
fiber configuration) or onto the fiber core (active fiber
configuration)
Individually addressed sensors at the fiber bundle can be
formed by photopolymerization.
Ex: If methacrylate of the matrix is to be formed, the fiber is
treated with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate for
copolymerization of the matrix forming monomer.
Optical fiber bundles
• Arrays of optical sensors are suitable for performing
artificial olfaction i.e. identification of particular gas or
vapor mixtures by devices of the artificial nose type.
and Interferometry
Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectrometry
(SPR)
• Large group of electrons in the oscillation
state are called plasmons
• Plasmons appear also at the surface of
certain metals under light irradiation
forming surface plasmons, this
phenomenon is known as SPR.
• Occurrence of plasmon resonance in the metal layer depends on three
factors:
Angle of incidence
Wavelength of incident radiation
Refractive index of the sample in which the evanescent wave is extending
Ex: if wavelength is held constant and the angle of incidence is varied, the
intensity of the reflected light attains a minimum at a particular angle called
the surface plasmon resonance angle. The minimum indicates strong
absorption of radiant energy by plasmons. However, the minimum shifts to a
different angle if a minute change in refractive index of sample occurs in
response to recognition event.
= 2m = m
L
I0 I
n1
Coherent
beam
produced
by laser
Working principle Concept in Mach-Zehnder
Interferometer
• In this, coherent beam produced by a laser is split into two
beams by means by waveguides that are of single –
polarization and single –mode type. The two beams meet
at exit waveguide and are sent to the detector. If the two
paths have the same lengths and optical properties, there
is no phase shift and constructive interference occurs.
= (2L/0) neff
x = (fs L/d)neff