Fabrication and characterization of a SPR based fiber optic sensor for the detection of chlorine gas using silver and zinc oxide

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Abstract

A fiber optic chlorine gas sensor working on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique fabricated using coatings of silver and zinc oxide films over unclad core of the optical fiber is reported. The sensor probe is characterized using wavelength interrogation and recording SPR spectra for different concentrations of chlorine gas around the probe. A red shift is observed in the resonance wavelength on increasing the concentration of the chlorine gas. The thickness of the zinc oxide film is optimized to achieve the maximum sensitivity of the sensor. In addition to wavelength interrogation, the sensor can also work on intensity modulation. The selectivity of the sensor towards chlorine gas is verified by carrying out measurements for different gases. The sensor has various advantages such as better sensitivity, good selectivity, reusability, fast response, low cost, capability of online monitoring and remote sensing.

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Usha, S. P., Mishra, S. K., & Gupta, B. D. (2015). Fabrication and characterization of a SPR based fiber optic sensor for the detection of chlorine gas using silver and zinc oxide. Materials, 8(5), 2204–2216. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8052204

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