Graphene-Gold-Au@Ag NPs-PDMS Films Coated Fiber Optic for Refractive Index and Temperature Sensing

  • Qing Huang
  • , Yong Wang
  • , Wenjie Zhu
  • , Tianting Lai
  • , Jiankun Peng
  • , Dajuan Lyu
  • , Donglai Guo
  • , Yinquan Yuan
  • , Elfed Lewis
  • , Minghong Yang

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Abstract

A novel fiber-optic refractive index (RI) and temperature sensor based on a multimode-single-mode-multimode fiber (MMF-SMF-MMF) structure coated with graphene-metal hybrid films was proposed and investigated. The surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based RI sensitivity is improved by the addition of the graphene layer above or below the gold coating of the fiber and then further enhanced with the addition of gold-silver core-shell nanoparticles (Au@Ag NPs). Furthermore, the surface of graphene-Au-Au@Ag NPs film was modified with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for temperature sensing, achieving a high sensitivity of -1.02 nm/°C with good repeatability. This new structure with graphene-gold-Au@Ag NPs-PDMS hybrid films shows applications in many fields, including environmental protection, clean energy, and nano-medicine.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8731925
Pages (from-to)1205-1208
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume31
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Au@Ag nanoparticles
  • Optical fiber
  • graphene
  • refractive index
  • surface plasmon resonance
  • temperature

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