Abstract
In this work, we fabricated and investigated lossy mode resonance (LMR) based fiber-optic refractometers, using a niobium pentoxide coated optical fiber as a sensitive element. In order to do that, thin Nb2O5 films were deposited on the surface of chemically thinned optical fibers by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The sensitivities of the first transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) LMRs to the surrounding medium refractive index (SMRI) were measured and compared. Aqueous solutions of glucose and sodium chloride were used as test liquids. The sensor sensitivity to a change in the SMRI enhanced with an increase in the dissolved substance concentration and was greater for glucose solution. The maximum response of the 1-st TE and TM LMRs was 6580 and 6120 nm per refractive index unity (RIU), respectively.
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