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The design and analysis of a dual-diamond-ring PCF-based sensor

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A dual-diamond-ring photonic crystal fiber (PCF)-based sensor is proposed and analyzed herein for the detection of the concentration of alcohol in aqueous solution. Commercially available finite element method (FEM)-based simulation software (COMSOL Multiphysics® version 4.3b) is utilized to conduct a rigorous numerical investigation. The sample is injected inside the fiber. Several crucial optical parameters such as the index difference, coupling length, transmission spectrum, peak wavelength shift, and sensitivity are studied while ensuring an anisotropic perfectly matched layer (A-PML) for X and Y polarization, respectively. The results indicate that the coupling length strongly depends on the concentration of the solution. Moreover, maximum sensitivities for the X and Y polarization of 6166 nm/RIU and 6000 nm/RIU, respectively, are found from the computational model. Based on this outstanding performance, it can be anticipated that practical implementation of such sensors would open a new horizon in the area of biomedical or clinical sensing.

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  1. Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh

    Bikash Kumar Paul & Kawsar Ahmed

  2. Group of Bio-photomatix, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh

    Bikash Kumar Paul & Kawsar Ahmed

  3. Daffodil International University, Sukrabad, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh

    Bikash Kumar Paul

  4. Electrical Engineering Department, Islamic University of Gaza, P.O. Box 108, Gaza, Palestine

    Hala J. El-Khozondar

  5. Physics Department, De La Salle University, Manila, 1004, Metro Manila, Philippines

    Romeric F. Pobre, Joelle Sophia G. Peña & Melanie C. Merciales

  6. Photonics Research Centre, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    N. A. M. Zainuddin & R. Zakaria

  7. Division of Computational Physics, Institute for Computational Science, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam

    Vigneswaran Dhasarathan

  8. Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam

    Vigneswaran Dhasarathan

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Paul, B.K., Ahmed, K., El-Khozondar, H.J. et al. The design and analysis of a dual-diamond-ring PCF-based sensor. J Comput Electron 19, 1288–1294 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-020-01509-2

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