Trends in the Implementation of Advanced Plasmonic Materials in Optical Fiber Sensors (2010–2020)

In recent years, the interaction between light and metallic films have been proven to be a highly powerful tool for optical sensing applications. We have witnessed the development of highly sensitive commercial devices based on Surface Plasmon Resonances. There has been continuous effort to integrat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemosensors 2021-04, Vol.9 (4), p.64
Hauptverfasser: Martínez-Hernández, María Elena, Rivero, Pedro J., Goicoechea, Javier, Arregui, Francisco J.
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Zusammenfassung:In recent years, the interaction between light and metallic films have been proven to be a highly powerful tool for optical sensing applications. We have witnessed the development of highly sensitive commercial devices based on Surface Plasmon Resonances. There has been continuous effort to integrate this plasmonic sensing technology using micro and nanofabrication techniques with the optical fiber sensor world, trying to get better, smaller and cost-effective high performance sensing solutions. In this work, we present a review of the latest and more relevant scientific contributions to the optical fiber sensors field using plasmonic materials over the last decade. The combination of optical fiber technology with metallic micro and nanostructures that allow plasmonic interactions have opened a complete new and promising field of study. We review the main advances in the integration of such metallic micro/nanostructures onto the optical fibers, discuss the most promising fabrication techniques and show the new trends in physical, chemical and biological sensing applications.
ISSN:2227-9040
2227-9040
DOI:10.3390/chemosensors9040064