SPR fiber based sensor for long-term monitoring of aqueous media

The paper presents results obtained by experimentally testing fiber optic based SPR (Surface Plasmon Resonance) sensors for quality monitoring of aqueous media. The research focuses on the direct impact of the temperature in such measurements for certain applications, being introduced as a parasitic effect. A novel and cost effective configuration for a fiber optic based SPR sensor system, exploiting a compensation method of the thermo-optic effect, is also presented. Its working principle is already proven based on previous results and performances obtained from experimental work, and it is ready to be implemented. The sensor is basically a refracto-meter in the range of 1.33–1.37 RI (Refractive index), thus for aqueous media, intended to be used as a long-term monitoring device for the quality of the swimming pool water (real time chlorine concentration analysis) compensating the parasitic effect of temperature.

[1]  Jiří Homola,et al.  Electromagnetic Theory of Surface Plasmons , 2006 .

[2]  J. Potzick NOISE AVERAGING AND MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION (OR A LITTLE NOISE IS A GOOD THING ) , 1999 .

[3]  J. Homola,et al.  A miniature fiber optic surface plasmon resonance sensor for fast detection of Staphylococcal enterotoxin B. , 2002, Biosensors & bioelectronics.

[4]  J. Homola Present and future of surface plasmon resonance biosensors , 2003, Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry.

[5]  Guido Perrone,et al.  A differential optical sensor for long-term monitoring of chemicals , 2013, 2013 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC).

[6]  Banshi D. Gupta,et al.  Theoretical model of a fiber optic remote sensor based on surface plasmon resonance for temperature detection , 2006 .

[7]  J. Albert,et al.  Review of plasmonic fiber optic biochemical sensors: improving the limit of detection , 2015, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.

[8]  H. Raether Surface Plasmons on Smooth and Rough Surfaces and on Gratings , 1988 .

[9]  Banshi D. Gupta,et al.  Surface plasmon resonance based fiber optic sensor for the detection of low water content in ethanol , 2011 .

[10]  Jaime Gómez Rivas,et al.  Universal scaling of the figure of merit of plasmonic sensors. , 2011, ACS nano.

[11]  A. Trouillet,et al.  Monochromatic excitation of surface plasmon resonance in an optical-fibre refractive-index sensor , 1996 .

[12]  W. Wagner,et al.  The IAPWS Formulation 1995 for the Thermodynamic Properties of Ordinary Water Substance for General and Scientific Use , 2002 .

[13]  Banshi D. Gupta,et al.  Sensitivity enhancement of a surface plasmon resonance based fibre optic refractive index sensor utilizing an additional layer of oxides , 2013 .

[14]  David Monzón-Hernández,et al.  Simultaneous measurement of refractive index and temperature using a SPR-based fiber optic sensor , 2017 .

[15]  W. Mahmood Mat Yunus,et al.  Optical Properties and Kinetic Behavior of Chlorine in Pure Water and Swimming Pool Water using Surface Plasmon Resonance Technique , 2007 .

[16]  B. D. Gupta,et al.  Influence of Design Parameters on the Performance of a Surface Plasmon Sensor Based Fiber Optic Sensor , 2008 .

[17]  Dalibor Ciprian,et al.  Theoretical model of the influence of oxide overlayer thickness on the performance of a surface plasmon fibre-optic sensor , 2013 .

[18]  N. Díaz-Herrera,et al.  High-sensitive SPR sensing with Indium Nitride as a dielectric overlay of optical fibers , 2011 .

[19]  B. D. Gupta,et al.  Fiber-Optic Sensors Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance: A Comprehensive Review , 2007, IEEE Sensors Journal.

[20]  D. Friend The International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam , 2009 .

[21]  B. D. Gupta,et al.  Surface Plasmon resonance based tapered fiber optic sensor with different taper profiles , 2008, 2009 14th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference.

[22]  Hiroyuki Sasaki,et al.  Surface plasmon resonances of a curved hetero-core optical fiber sensor , 2010 .

[23]  Bandaru Ramakrishna,et al.  Evanescent wave absorbance based U-bent fiber probe for immunobiosensor with gold nanoparticle labels , 2016 .

[24]  B. D. Gupta,et al.  Influence of Design Parameters on the Performance of a Surface Plasmon Resonance Based Fiber Optic Sensor , 2008 .