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SPR-based PCF sensor with embedded silver wires for wide range temperature sensing

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A photonic crystal fiber (PCF) temperature sensor consisting of dual embedded silver wires and based on surface plasmon resonance is designed and investigated by the finite element method. The ionic liquid [BMim] [PF6] and Ag are chosen as the filling liquid and sensitive material, respectively. The properties of the sensors based on the single PCF structure and dual symmetrical PCF structure are determined and discussed. The single PCF structure shows an average spectral sensitivity of 2.033 nm/°C, maximum sensitivity of 3.900 nm/°C, and temperature resolution of 0.0256 °C, whereas the dual symmetrical PCF device has an average spectral sensitivity of 3.166 nm/°C, maximum sensitivity of 5.000 nm/°C, and temperature resolution of 0.0200 °C. In addition, the proposed sensor can realize a extremely wide temperature sensing range of 20–320 °C.

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Acknowledgements

This work was jointly supported by the Guiding innovation Foundation of Northeast Petroleum University [Grant Numbers 2018YDL-02], Local Universities Reformation and Development Personnel Training Supporting Project from Central Authorities [Grant Number 140119001],Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province [Grant Number E2017010], and City University of Hong Kong Strategic Research Grant (SRG) [Grant Numbers 7005105 and 7005265].

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  1. School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, People’s Republic of China

    Lin Yang, Qiang Liu, Chao Liu & Jingwei Lv

  2. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, People’s Republic of China

    Chunjie Hu

  3. Department of Space Information Division of China Transportation Telecommunication Information, Beijing, 100000, People’s Republic of China

    YuYang Zhao

  4. Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, People’s Republic of China

    Zao Yi

  5. Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

    Paul K. Chu

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Yang, L., Hu, C., Zhao, Y. et al. SPR-based PCF sensor with embedded silver wires for wide range temperature sensing. J Opt 52, 1197–1205 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-022-00937-6

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