Dual-peak long-period fibre gratings with enhanced refractive index sensitivity by finely tailored mode dispersion that uses the light cladding etching technique
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We have experimentally investigated the mode dispersion property and refractive index sensitivity of dual-peak long-period fiber gratings (LPGs) that were sensitized by hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching. The nature of the coupled cladding modes close to the dispersion turning point makes the dual-peak LPGs ultrasensitive to cladding property, permitting a fine tailoring of the mode dispersion and index sensitivity by the light cladding etching method using HF acid of only 1% concentration. As an implementation of an optical biosensor, the etched device was used to detect the concentration of hemoglobin protein in a sugar solution, showing a sensitivity as high as 20 nm/1%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 451-455 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2007 |