Planar optical waveguide for refractive index determining with high sensitivity and dual-band characteristic for Nano-sensor application
- Islamic Azad University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Science and Research Branch (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
- Islamic Azad University, Aligoudarz Branch, Department of Engineering (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
In this paper, we develop an optical waveguide based on metal–insulator-metal as a refractive index sensor with dual-band feature and a high figure of merit (FOM) and sensitivity. In this model, we utilize a Z-shape slot based on two stubs model in both metal layers and this structure is placed over a dielectric layer of SiO{sub 2} as a substrate for planar application in the optical systems. In addition, the parametric studies are used to clarifying the elements influence on controlling the transmission and working frequency to achieve a dual-band characteristic at 1550 and 3100 nm which is suitable for optical fiber application. In fact, the compound stubs technique is suggested to modify the resonances of the waveguide for dual-band attributes based on the transmission line model. We simulate this waveguide using the Finite Integrated Technique (FIT) method. It is supposed that the waveguide is filled by various materials with the different refractive indexes in the range of 1 to 1.5. We obtain the FOM for these materials while the Fano response provides high FOM about the 3800 RIU{sup −1} and the sensitivity is 1790 nm/RIU. Therefore, the compound stubs strategy help to improve the FOM factor in the optical waveguide.
- OSTI ID:
- 22950239
- Journal Information:
- Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 51, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2019 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0306-8919
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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