| Citation: | LIU Qiang, ZHAO Jin, SUN Yu-dan, LIU Wei, WANG Jian-xin, LIU Chao, LV Jing-wei, WANG Shi-miao, JIANG Yu, PAUL K CHU. A novel methane and hydrogen sensor with surface plasmon resonance-based photonic quasi-crystal fiber[J]. Chinese Optics, 2023, 16(1): 174-183. doi: 10.37188/CO.EN.2022-0006
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A novel Photonic Quasi-crystal Fiber (PQF) sensor based on Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) is designed for simultaneous detection of methane and hydrogen. In the sensor, Pd-WO3 and cryptophane E doped polysiloxane films deposited on silver films are the hydrogen and methane sensing materials, respectively. The PQF-SPR sensor is analyzed numerically by the full-vector finite element method and excellent sensing performance is demonstrated. The maximum and average hydrogen sensitivities are 0.8 nm/% and 0.65 nm/% in the concentration range of 0% to 3.5% and the maximum and average methane sensitivities are 10 nm/% and 8.81 nm/% in the same concentration range. The sensor has the capability of detecting multiple gases and has large potential in device miniaturization and remote monitoring.
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