• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 41, Issue 1, 2021101 (2022)
Li-Juan ZHAO1、2、3, Hai-Ying ZHAO1, Zhi-Niu XU4、*, and Ruo-Yu LIANG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic and Communication Engineering,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
  • 2Hebei Key Laboratory of Power Internet of Things Technology,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
  • 3Baoding Key Laboratory of Optical fiber sensing and optical communication Technology,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
  • 4School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2022.01.021 Cite this Article
    Li-Juan ZHAO, Hai-Ying ZHAO, Zhi-Niu XU, Ruo-Yu LIANG. Design of a diagonally symmetrical photonic crystal fiber for chemical sensing[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(1): 2021101 Copy Citation Text show less
    The cross-section of the designed PCF
    Fig. 1. The cross-section of the designed PCF
    Meshed model with boundary condition
    Fig. 2. Meshed model with boundary condition
    Relative sensitivity for (a) water (b) ethanol (c) benzyne as a function of wavelength
    Fig. 3. Relative sensitivity for (a) water (b) ethanol (c) benzyne as a function of wavelength
    Relative sensitivity as a function of (a) wavelength (b) refractive index for water, ethanol and benzyne when a1=0.7 μm, b1=0.5 μm
    Fig. 4. Relative sensitivity as a function of (a) wavelength (b) refractive index for water, ethanol and benzyne when a1=0.7 μm, b1=0.5 μm
    Change of the relative sensitivity of the PCF with the degree of mesh refinement
    Fig. 5. Change of the relative sensitivity of the PCF with the degree of mesh refinement
    Variation of effective refractive index with respect to PML variation
    Fig. 6. Variation of effective refractive index with respect to PML variation
    The values of Veff for (a) water, (b) ethanol, (c) benzyne as a function of wavelength
    Fig. 7. The values of Veff for (a) water, (b) ethanol, (c) benzyne as a function of wavelength
    Refractive index of different structures as a function of wavelength (a) x-pol, (b) y-pol
    Fig. 8. Refractive index of different structures as a function of wavelength (a) x-pol, (b) y-pol
    Birefringence of different structures as a function of wavelength
    Fig. 9. Birefringence of different structures as a function of wavelength
    Birefringence (a) when b1 is set to a fixed value, (b) when a1 is set to a fixed value
    Fig. 10. Birefringence (a) when b1 is set to a fixed value, (b) when a1 is set to a fixed value
    Confinement loss of different structures as a function of wavelength
    Fig. 11. Confinement loss of different structures as a function of wavelength
    Confinement loss (a) when b1 is set to a fixed value, (b) when a1 is set to a fixed value
    Fig. 12. Confinement loss (a) when b1 is set to a fixed value, (b) when a1 is set to a fixed value
    The energy distribution of the fiber core when b1=0.5 μm and (a) a1=0.4 μm, (b) a1=0.5 μm, (c) a1=0.6 μm, (d) a1=0.7 μm
    Fig. 13. The energy distribution of the fiber core when b1=0.5 μm and (a) a1=0.4 μm, (b) a1=0.5 μm, (c) a1=0.6 μm, (d) a1=0.7 μm
    CoefficientsB1C1/µm2B2C2/µm2B3C3/µm2
    Values0.69616634.679 148 26×10-30.407 942 601.351 206 3×10-20.897 479 4097.934 002 5
    Table 1. Sellmeier coefficients of SiO2
    Wavelength/μmRelative sensitivity/%
    WaterEthanolBenzyne
    1.346.5%51.9%54%
    1.3341.5%53.5%53.4%
    1.553.2%57.2%61.1%
    1.5556.3%59.9%62.5%
    Table 2. Relative sensitivity for chemical analytes at typical wavelengths
    Parameter/μmRelative sensitivity/%BirefringenceConfinement loss/(dB·m-1
    WaterEthanolBenzyne
    a1=0.4,b1=0.340.144.847.41.732×10-32.765×10-14
    a1=0.4,b1=0.444.348.951.65.79×10-33.565×10-14
    a1=0.4,b1=0.547.951.254.41.07×10-24.319×10-14
    a1=0.5,b1=0.343.548.350.82.61×10-31.105×10-13
    a1=0.5,b1=0.448.853.355.81.03×10-21.149×10-13
    a1=0.5,b1=0.543.353.857.21.72×10-21.152×10-13
    a1=0.6,b1=0.34751.7544.244×10-34.685×10-13
    a1=0.6,b1=0.452.847.459.51.49×10-28.595×10-13
    a1=0.6,b1=0.552.557.961.32.537×10-21.175×10-12
    a1=0.7,b1=0.349.654.155.85.161×10-33.789×10-12
    a1=0.7,b1=0.451.359.660.91.781×10-27.376×10-12
    a1=0.7,b1=0.556.359.962.53.233×10-21.294×10-11
    Table 3. The properties of PCF with different structures
    Ref.Wavelength/μmRelative sensitivity/%BirefringenceConfinement loss/(dB·m-1
    WaterEthanolBenzyne
    11.591213.510-310-1
    171.529.57.68×10-7
    221.333343.842.83×10-32.07×10-6
    231.55<54<57<612.26×10-3
    101.349.138×10-35.583×10-5
    101.5546
    121.55403.1×10-3
    Proposed PCF1.5556.359.962.53.23×10-21.294×10-11
    Table 4. Comparison of properties of different PCFs
    Li-Juan ZHAO, Hai-Ying ZHAO, Zhi-Niu XU, Ruo-Yu LIANG. Design of a diagonally symmetrical photonic crystal fiber for chemical sensing[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(1): 2021101
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