25 January 2024 Design and optimization of Bloch surface wave sensor with high sensitivity and quality factor using LiNbO3
Yuanshi Wei, Jiakang Shi, Zhen Liu, Daohan Ge, Liqiang Zhang
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Abstract

This work presents a refractive index sensor based on Bloch surface waves (BSW) with high sensitivity and quality factor (Q). The sensor utilizes a one-dimensional photonic crystal TiO2/MgF2 as a distributed Bragg reflector and employs a LiNbO3 thin film as the top defect layer to excite BSW through a Kretschmann prism. Numerical simulations using the rigorous coupled wave analysis method are conducted to explore various prism configurations, revealing that low refractive index prisms yield superior performance for BSW sensors. The designed sensor achieves a sensitivity of 1600 nm/RIU (or 938 °/RIU) and is analyzed for its full-width at half-maximum and quality factor (Q), with the sensor’s Q value reaching 8000 /RIU (or 13595 /RIU). Through manufacturing error analysis, it was found that the designed sensor has good mechanical robustness, is easy to manufacture, and is also easy to integrate. The results show that the LiNbO3 nonlinear tunable material has great application prospects in the field of refractive index sensors.

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Yuanshi Wei, Jiakang Shi, Zhen Liu, Daohan Ge, and Liqiang Zhang "Design and optimization of Bloch surface wave sensor with high sensitivity and quality factor using LiNbO3," Journal of Nanophotonics 18(1), 016001 (25 January 2024). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.18.016001
Received: 6 October 2023; Accepted: 5 January 2024; Published: 25 January 2024
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

Refractive index

Manufacturing

Prisms

Design

Wave sensors

Photonic crystals

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