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Highly sensitive refractive index sensor based on Bloch surface waves with lithium niobate film

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This paper demonstrates a novel Bloch surface wave (BSW) sensor with high sensitivity. A lithium niobate (LiNbO3) film is introduced on the top layer of SiO2/TiO2 one-dimensional photonic crystal. BSW resonance is excited by the Kretschmann prism. The rigorous coupled wave analysis method (RCWA) is used to conduct numerical simulation analysis of the designed BSW sensor. The wavelength and azimuth sensitivity of the designed sensor can reach 1522 nm/RIU and 646°/RIU, respectively, or even higher. The results reveal the potential application of LiNbO3 as a tunable material in the field of refractive index sensors for chemical and biological sensing.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20180098), Open Research Fund of National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures (M33042).

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Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, BK20180098, Daohan Ge, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, M33042, Liqiang Zhang.

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  1. Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People’s Republic of China

    Daohan Ge, Yujie Zhou, Jiakang Shi & Liqiang Zhang

  2. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People’s Republic of China

    Daohan Ge, Liqiang Zhang & Shining Zhu

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Ge, D., Zhou, Y., Shi, J. et al. Highly sensitive refractive index sensor based on Bloch surface waves with lithium niobate film. Appl. Phys. A 128, 53 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-05212-2

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