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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

A Highly Versatile Porous Core Photonic Quasicrystal Fiber Based Refractive Index Terahertz Sensor.

M S Aruna Gandhi, Yuanfang Zhao, H Y Fu, Qian Li

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors.

M S Aruna GandhiSchool of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Peking University, Shenzhen 518005, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1072-999X
Yuanfang ZhaoTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
H Y FuTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Qian LiSchool of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Peking University, Shenzhen 518005, China.

Funding

Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission GXWD20201231165807007-20200827130534001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Miniaturized real-time fiber optic sensing systems with high sensing performance are in extreme demand. In this work, we propose a novel photonic quasicrystal fiber sensor in the terahertz region and test its sensing characteristics using the finite element method. The proposed simulated sensor numerically investigates the cancer-infected cells from the normal cells in the human cervix, blood, adrenal glands, and breast based on the difference in their refractive index changes. The effective refractive index of core-guided mode is due to the interaction of light between the refractive index of the fiber material and infiltrated normal and cancer cells, respectively. The proposed sensor exhibits a high birefringence of 0.03, a low dispersion of 0.35 ps/THz/cm, along with a high numerical aperture of 0.99. Besides, the sensor holds a less-effective material loss of 2.53 × 10-9 (dB/cm), a maximum power fraction of 88.10, a maximum relative sensitivity of 82.67%, and an effective mode area of 3.16 mm2. The results envisage that the proposed sensor displays high sensing performances with a rapid cancer detection mechanism.

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Fiber Optic TechnologyRefractometryEquipment DesignFemaleHumansPhotonsPorosityphotonic quasicrystal fibersrefractive index sensorsterahertz optical fibers

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PMID35591161
PMCPMC9100840

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