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Design considerations of highly efficient D-shaped plasmonic biosensor

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Design considerations of photonic crystal fiber (PCF) surface plasmon biosensor with high sensitivity to monitor glucose concentration is reported and studied. Based on a well-known large mode area (LMA) single mode PCF, two different configurations have been studied to investigate the impact of the etching process on the biosensor sensitivity. Furthermore, the possibility of infiltrating one hole by a plasmonic material to increases the biosensor sensitivity is studied. A full vectorial finite element method (FVFEM) is used to carry out the analysis of the reported biosensor. In addition, the geometrical parameters of the suggested biosensors have been optimized to obtain the highest sensitivity. The suggested biosensor based on a D-shaped PCF with plasmonic rod achieves sensitivity as high as 13,600 nm/RIU with corresponding resolution of \( 7.35 \times 10^{ - 6} \;{\text{RIU}} \).The analysis also reveals that the proposed biosensor has a linear performance which is needed practically. Therefore, the reported biosensor has advantages in terms of fabrication feasibility and high linear sensitivity.

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The authors would like to thank the “Science & Technology Development Fund” (STDF) in Egypt for financial support under Project Number 10563.

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  1. Mathematics and Engineering Physics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt

    Mohammad Y. Azab & Mohamed Farhat. O. Hameed

  2. Centre for Photonics and Smart Materials, Zewail City of Science and Technology, October Gardens, 6th of October City, 12578, Giza, Egypt

    Mohamed Farhat. O. Hameed, A. M. Heikal & S. S. A. Obayya

  3. Nanotechnology Engineering Program, University of Science and Technology, Zewail City of Science and Technology, October Gardens, 6th of October City, 12578, Giza, Egypt

    Mohamed Farhat. O. Hameed

  4. Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

    A. M. Heikal & S. S. A. Obayya

  5. Department of Physics, American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt

    Mohamed A. Swillam

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This article is part of the Topical Collection on Optical Wave and Waveguide Theory and Numerical Modelling, OQTNM 2018.

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Azab, M.Y., Hameed, M.F.O., Heikal, A.M. et al. Design considerations of highly efficient D-shaped plasmonic biosensor. Opt Quant Electron 51, 15 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-018-1727-2

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