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T1 Improved performance of SPR sensors by a chemical etching of tapered optical fibers
A1 Díaz Herrera, Natalia
A1 Esteban Martínez, Óscar
A1 Navarrete Fernández, María Cruz
A1 González Cano, Agustín
A1 Benito Peña, María Elena
A1 Orellana Moraleda, Guillermo
AB We present the results of a chemical attack on the optical fiber surface previous to the deposition of the double layer (metal plus dielectric) in Double-layer uniform-waist tapered fibers (DLUWTs) used for the development of SPR sensors. It is shown how this simple chemical treatment increases the roughness of the surface and permits improvement of the stability of the deposits and the general performance of the sensors. The obtained devices are robust and very compact, their sensitivity is good and repeatability of the measurements is remarkably increased. The procedure can be useful for any fiber-optic sensor.
PB Elsevier Sci. Ltd.
SN 0143-8166
YR 2011
FD 2011-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44106
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44106
LA eng
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NO ©2011 Elsevier Ltd.This work has been partially supported by Spanish Ministry of Science research projects SPRINT (CTQ2009-10550) and MAX-MART (CTQ2009-14565-C03-01), and the Community of Madrid research grants FACTOTEM II (S2009/ESP-1781) and FUTURSEN (CM-S-505/AMB/0374) as well as the European Social Fund and the European Fund for Regional Development.
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO European Social Fund
NO European Fund for Regional Development
DS Docta Complutense
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