Dual-Core D-Shaped Photonic Crystal Fiber—Surface Plasmon Resonance (PCF-SPR) Methane High Sensitivity Sensor
摘要
This paper presents a highly sensitive methane sensor based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) within a dual-core D-shaped photonic crystal fiber (PCF). The base fiber of this sensor adopts a simple double-layer Hexagonal geometry structure, which confines the dual-core fundamental mode by two different-sized pores and is coated with gold and methane-sensitive composite films on the D-shaped cladding surface. The research results show that within the range of methane concentration from 0 to 3.5%, the maximum and average wavelength sensitivities of this sensor are 56 nm/% and 54.4 nm/%, respectively. This sensor has a simple structure and features high sensitivity and stability, demonstrating great potential in methane leakage detection.