Enhancement of sensitivity in optical waveguide sensors using left-handed materials

We show analytically that the sensitivity of an optical waveguide sensor can be dramatically enhanced by using a metamaterial with negative permittivity and permeability. The variation of the sensitivity of the proposed waveguide sensor with different parameters of the waveguide is studied. It is found that the sensitivity of the sensor increases with the increasing thickness of the metamaterial due to the surface polariton generation.     

Trapping of electromagnetic wave in single-negative metamaterial waveguides

We study the trapping properties of transverse magnetic (TM) waves in single-negative metamaterial waveguides including epsilon-negative (ENG) metamaterial and mu-negative (MNG) metamaterial. The relationship between effective refractive index and reduced core width is analyzed when the permittivities of ENG and MNG metamaterials are different, and the inflection on this curve can be regarded as the trapping point. Simulation results show that the properties in an ENG–MNG–ENG metamaterial waveguide are contrary to that in a MNG–ENG–MNG metamaterial waveguide. The sensitivity of trapping point to the change of permittivity makes the single-negative metamaterial waveguides to be an effective method to detect the permittivity variation and can be used as a new kind of waveguide sensor.     

Absorption Measurement Using a Leaky Waveguide Mode

We propose an optical waveguide sensor using a leaky mode for absorption measurement of liquid samples. This sensor uses a single coupling prism. A cladding layer and a waveguide layer are directly deposited on the reflecting surface of the prism. The intensity of the internally reflected beam at an appropriate incident angle is very sensitive to the imaginary part of the sample attached to the surface of the waveguide layer. The sensitivity of this sensor is controlled by the thicknesses of both cladding and waveguide layers. We studied the performance of the sensor by numerical calculation.     

Large lateral shift in a prism–waveguide system with uniaxially anisotropic metamaterial

We study the lateral shifts of reflected light beams in a prism–waveguide system with uniaxially anisotropic metamaterial including lossless and lossy system. The conditions for appearance of large lateral shift are deduced in a lossless system and the expression of lateral shift in a lossy system is derived. Simulation results illustrate the influence of imaginary part of every parameter in the prism–waveguide system on lateral shift. The anisotropy of metamaterial brings us more flexibility in designing new style photonic devices, such as sensors with high sensitivity based on accurate control of constructive parameters of metamaterial.     

声表面波生物传感器质量灵敏度的理论与实验验证

针对声表面波传感器在生物检测中的性能评价与优化,提出一种快捷验证适用于生物传感器的声表面波器件质量负载灵敏度的实时检测方法.首先基于二维近似假设和周期性边界条件,建立了以石英为压电基底材料、SiO2为波导层的Love波传感器的三维有限元分析模型,从理论上验证了波导层对Love波传感器灵敏度的影响.在实验上,通过MEMS...     

Effect of metamaterial layer on optical surface plasmon resonance sensor

In this paper an optical surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor with metamaterial for four and five layered structure is studied. The numerical results presented in this paper leads to a significant properties of metamaterials in sensing field. Computed results of SPR sensors using metamaterial are compared with conventional optical SPR sensors for four and five layered structure. It is seen that wider dynamic range or effective range of measurable refractive index increases when metamaterial layer is used. It is also verified that SPR sensor with metamaterial layer can dramatically enhance the resolution and reduce the reflectivity compared with conventional SPR. Validity of the magnetic field results is proved on the basis of smooth match of the fields in the different layers of the proposed optical SPR sensor.     

波导型钯(Pd)膜氢传感器数值模拟及优化

基于离子交换波导的集成型器件是氢敏传感器中很有发展潜力的一种. 传感区域由离子交换波导及其表面的金属钯膜组成, 通过有限差分法（FDM）计算了这种波导结构中的导模及表面等离子模的模场分布, 分析了其传播特性与钯膜光学常数的关系, 并结合束传播方法（BPM）对钯膜的厚度进行了优化, 使其具有最高的灵敏度.     

Transformation optics and infrared metamaterials for optical devices

The coordinate transformation approach is applied for the design of an optical mode adaptor between two different width waveguides in the near IR telecom optical domain. The control of the mode profile in the adaptor is achieved by considering a composite waveguide consisting of a thin metamaterial (MM) layer intercalated between 2???m thick SU8 photoresist slab and a glass substrate. We demonstrate that intercalated metafilm enables the realization of a space coordinate transformation and allows a precise control of the light propagation in the composite waveguide. Numerical simulations and experimental realizations of the metamaterial layer are performed in order to validate the device concept and realization feasibility.     

Analysis and Calculations of Forbidden Regions for Transverse-Electric-Guided Waves in the Three-Layer Planar Waveguide with Photonic Metamaterial

Abstract

In this article, the modal theory was used to analyze transverse electric waves in the three-layer planar waveguide with photonic metamaterial. The formulas for the electric fields of transverse electric modes in this structure have been proposed. There always exist two forbidden regions for transverse electric waves in the three-layer planar waveguide with photonic metamaterial. The complete set of modes of all possible solutions for the transverse electric waves in the three-layer planar waveguide with photonic metamaterial had been analyzed and discussed. Similar processes can be extensively used to predict the propagation characteristics of TM waves in the three-layer planar waveguide with photonic metamaterial. The analytical and numerical results show excellent agreement.     

Characteristics of slow light in a magnetized plasma hyperbolic metamaterial waveguide

The characteristics of slow light in a magnetized plasma hyperbolic metamaterial waveguide are analyzed in detail. Compared with a conventional waveguide filled with hyperbolic metamaterial cladded by dielectric or a dielectric waveguide cladded by hyperbolic metamaterial, the characteristics of slow light in a magnetized plasma hyperbolic metamaterial waveguide are actively tunable. The results show that plasma filling factor, dielectric constant of background materials, plasma density, and external magnetized field have significantly changed the characteristics of slow light. Parameter dependence of the effects is examined and discussed.     

Metamaterial layer in rectangular waveguide

The changes in the dispersion characteristics of modes of isotropic metamaterial layer in a rectangular waveguide have been analyzed. It is shown that metal walls significantly affect the mode dispersion due to the redistribution of energy fluxes and broaden the waveguiding properties of the layer to the propagation range of fast waves. A variation in the waveguide parameters makes it possible, in particular, to implement an interesting class of eigenmodes with fast forward and slow backward waves.     

Performance study of a liquid-core Bragg fiber sensor in presence of a defect layer

Performance parameter of a Bragg fiber waveguide based resonant sensor in presence of a defect layer in cladding regions is theoretically studied. The Bragg fiber waveguide consists of a liquid-core surrounded by alternate high and low refractive indices materials in cladding regions. Reflectivity of the proposed waveguide based resonant sensor is formulated using transfer matrix method for a non-homogeneous multilayer cylindrical system. The waveguide shows a band gap region with a narrow defect mode in the band gap region under the considered wavelength range. Instead of taking a whole band gap as a sensing signal, here the defect peak is taken as the sensing signal. It is observed that the intensity of defect mode is more sensitive for core refractive index than the intensity of traditional band gap region (lobe). This study shows that the higher sensitivity can be achieved by creating the defect at a position in cladding region where the intensity of transmitted light lies between 40% and 90%. Presence of a defect layer is able to increase the detection accuracy of the sensor and, hence increase the overall performance of this sensor.     

Mathematical modeling of an open microcavity with a layer of metamaterial

We investigate the properties of an open Fabry-Perot microcavity containing a layer of metamaterial with a negative refractive index. Numerical simulation of this cavity is performed using an original program package based on the FDTD scheme, with allowance for the frequency dispersion of the media and the UPML absorbing boundary conditions. We demonstrate that waveguide eigenmodes with arbitrary profiles exist in such a cavity and the metamaterial lowers diffraction losses considerably.     

Performance improvement of organic light emitting diode using 4,4$$^{\prime }$$-N,N$$^{\prime }$$-dicarbazole-biphenyl (CBP) layer over fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) surface with doped light emitting region

A metallic fishnet metamaterial structure in sub-THz region is presented. The proposed structure is based on hexagonal resonators. Simulations have been performed by a 3D full-wave electromagnetic simulator and a negative refractive index has been observed at the frequency range between 0.55 and 0.70 THz with the help of the graphene layer. In order to observe the effect of the graphene layer, the metamaterial structure has been simulated and examined before and after graphene integration. Significant modification in the propagation properties has been observed after the graphene integration. Change in S-parameters with the size variation of hexagonal resonators and alteration in graphene thickness are also presented as a parametric study to show the tunability of the structure. Suitability of the metamaterial for sensor applications has been investigated. The proposed metamaterial structure is promising to be effectively used for tunability and sensor applications.     

Slab waveguide with air core layer and anisotropic left-handed material claddings as a sensor

A three-layer slab waveguide with air core layer and anisotropic left-handed material claddings is investigated for sensing applications. Different from the waveguide mode sensors and surface plasmon resonance sensors in which the analyte is placed in the evanescent field region, the proposed sensor contains the sample in the core region that supports the oscillating field. Due to the strong concentration of the electromagnetic field in the analyte medium, the proposed device exhibits unusual sensitivity enhancement. The simulations revealed that the sensitivity improvement of TE₃ mode compared to conventional evanescent wave sensor is approximately a factor of 20.     

Silicon-Based Integrated Optic Pressure Sensor Using Intermodal Interference between TM-Like and TE-Like Modes

In this paper, a silicon-based integrated optic pressure sensor using an intermodal interference between the fundamental TM-like and TE-like modes is described. The sensor consists of a micromachined rectangular diaphragm and a straight polystyrene optical waveguide passing over the diaphragm. Its sensitivity is theoretically known to be strongly dependent on the position of the waveguide over the diaphragm. To experimentally investigate such dependence, we fabricated a sensor with a 1.2 mm 2 10 mm 2 20 w m diaphragm, over which waveguides were placed at 50 w m intervals. The measured phase sensitivity was 98 mrad/kPa for the waveguide nearest to the diaphragm edge. The measurement was also carried out for the other waveguides. As theoretically expected, the largest sensitivity was obtained for the waveguide nearest to the edge.     

Verification of surface WGM in radio frequency band

The ideas of generating surface whispering gallery mode (SWGM) through coating a microresonator with a layer of metamaterials is proposed in our previous work. In this paper, we verify the SWGM with a square resonator based on two-dimensional LC network in radio frequency band. The equivalent node voltage distribution matrix of this resonator is derived. Results show that node voltage can be amplified when the square resonator is covered with a layer of double negative metamaterials. The performance of the metamaterial resonator as a dielectric sensor with excellent sensitivity has been demonstrated. This work may put a great step toward the realization of SWGM sensors using metamaterials.     

The study of electro-optical sensor based on slotted photonic crystal waveguide

A compact and sensitive electro-optical sensor based on slotted photonic crystal waveguide (S-PhCW) is demonstrated. The electro-optical sensor can be realized in photonic crystal (PhC) slabs of silicon in Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI). Nonlinear optical polymer is used as infiltration. By applying three-dimensional finite difference time domain (3D-FDTD), the sensitivity and quality factor of electro-optical sensor with different slotted waveguide width are calculated. In addition, sensitivity and the optical properties such as transmission spectrum and field distributions are compared between electro-optical sensor based on line defect photonic crystal waveguide (W1-PhCW) and that based on slotted photonic crystal waveguide (S-PhCW). Simulation results demonstrate that, compared with electro-optical sensor based on line defect photonic crystal waveguide, the sensitivity and quality factor is improved by 30 times and 6.6 times respectively in sensor based on slotted photonic crystal waveguide. Besides, the proposed PhC sensor devices have the advantage of a compact structure with the potential for monolithic integration with optical-to-electrical on-chip conversion and detection.     

Novel adiabatic structure for stopping light in lossy metamaterial waveguide with active cladding ZnO/Au

To stop the light group velocity by metamaterial waveguides, for applying in several usages is the matter of attention in recent years. The new researches work on compensating losses in metamaterial waveguides with non-zero loss on metamaterial articles. In the present study, a structure of five layers is suggested, in which the side thickness of metamaterial core is variable but the central thickness is constant. In a part of center there located an active ZnO/Au in cladding layer; By pumping a proper magnitude of external optical field with specific wavelength, different from internal optic wavelength to it, there appears a non-linear optical effect. Theoretical and numerical analysis results show that in the mentioned part losses of the waveguide are compensated and exactly equal to the time of the pump pulse, light group velocity will be zero.     

用于折射率传感的聚合物基狭缝波导的模拟与制备

设计了在极近红外波段(890 nm)的聚合物基狭缝波导微环折射率传感器.分析了波导高度、宽度及狭缝宽度对灵敏度的影响,以找到最佳的设计标准用于折射率传感.采用电子束光刻工艺制备了硅母版模,并用独特的氟化聚合物PFPE从硅母版模上成功制备了柔性软模具.采用紫外软压印工艺制备了聚合物基狭缝波导.波导的宽度和高度以及狭缝波导的宽度分别约为510 nm、830 nm和234 nm,聚合物狭缝波导残留层的厚度约为350 nm.制备的狭缝波导具有高的高宽比并与低成本批量生产工艺相兼容.