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Hexa-sectored square photonic crystal fiber for blood serum and plasma sensing with ultralow confinement loss

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This study suggested a novel hexa-sectored square photonic crystal fiber (HS-SPCF) for blood serum and blood plasma sensing. The proposed HS-SPCF depicts an eminent sensitivity of blood plasma 66.7% and blood serum73.4% with ultralow low confinement loss 1.55 × 10–12 and 10.55 × 10–12 at the wavelength of 1.33 µm for blood plasma and serum. The operating wavelength to measure the optical properties using FEM was 0.6–1.6 µm. The proposed HS-SPCF showed ameliorating performance in confinement loss and relative sensitivity than the previous structures for blood components sensing. In addition, other optical characteristics like high birefringence of 2.6 × 10–3 and 2.6 × 10–3, lower EML of 0.21247 (cm−1) and 0.2170 (cm−1), effective area of 6.1 µm2 and 6.4 µm2, nonlinearity of 21.1(W−1 km−1) and 19.6 (W−1 km−1), numerical aperture (NA) of 0.286 and 0.281 has been achieved for proposed PCF at the wavelength of 1.33 µm. The proposed PCF will be used for biosensing or blood-sensing purposes and a broad diversity of chemical sensing functions.

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This study was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research, Taif University Researchers Supporting Project number (TURSP-2020/08), Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Rangamati Science and Technology University, Rangamati, Bangladesh

    Sayed Asaduzzaman & Rana Chakma

  2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Hasin Rehana

  3. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Sayed Asaduzzaman & Hasin Rehana

  4. Department of Information Technology, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

    Osama S. Faragallah

  5. Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, 32511, Egypt

    Hala S. El-Sayed

  6. Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

    Mahmoud M. A. Eid

  7. Department of Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menouf, 32951, Egypt

    Ahmed Nabih Zaki Rashed

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Asaduzzaman, S., Rehana, H., Chakma, R. et al. Hexa-sectored square photonic crystal fiber for blood serum and plasma sensing with ultralow confinement loss. Appl. Phys. A 128, 467 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05621-x

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