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A High-Precision D-Shaped Fiber Polishing Method and its Sensing Characteristics of Different Polishing Depths

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In this paper, a simple and low-cost side-wheel polishing machine was designed and fabricated to enable the fabrication of D-shaped optical fibers. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) characterization of the fabricated polishing fiber cross section confirms the high precision of the polishing machine. The optimal parameters for the preparation of D-shaped SPR sensors were determined by simulation. A gold film was coated on the surface of D-shaped optical fibers with different polishing depths to realize the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect and used it for refractive index (RI) detection. The sensitivity of the sensor reached a maximum of 3317.14 nm/RIU in the range of 1.341–1.400, which proves the effectiveness and usefulness of the D-shaped fiber that was polished. This polishing machine can meet the needs of the laboratory and is expected to realize the batch production of D-shaped optical fiber, which provides better support and guarantees for the development of D-shaped optical fiber sensors in the fields of biosensing and environmental monitoring.

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The work described in this paper is supported by the Shanxi Province major science and technology program “Leading the Charge with Open Competition” project (202201030201007); and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62075199).

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    Huiqing Niu, Yanjun Zhang, Zhengqiang Yan, Jiangping Kuang & Guowen An

  2. Weapon Industry Test and Measuring Academy in China, Xi’an, 710000, China

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H: Writing – original draft, Investigation, Data curation, Software. Yunchao Li: Software, Formal analysis. Yanjun Zhang: Writing – review & editing, Supervision. Z: Investigation, Data curation. J: Writing – review & editing, Investigation. G: Data curation, Conceptualization, Project administration.

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Niu, H., Li, Y., Zhang, Y. et al. A High-Precision D-Shaped Fiber Polishing Method and its Sensing Characteristics of Different Polishing Depths. Plasmonics (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-024-02244-1

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