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Contribution to the development of sensors based on lossy mode resonances in planar waveguide configuration
(2022) Bohórquez Navarro, Dina Luz; Matías Maestro, Ignacio; Del Villar, Ignacio; Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoaren eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritzaren; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
En este trabajo de tesis se muestra el estudio y diseño de sensores basados en el fenómeno de la resonancia de modos con pérdidas en configuración de guía de onda plana, lo que supone un complemento para la plataforma habitual, la fibra óptica. Sus ventajas son la simplicidad de manejo y la robustez de los dispositivos desarrollados. En este sentido, se ha diseñado, sobre la base de la deposición de óxido de cobre (CuO) como material generador de la resonancia, sensores de humedad y de respiración, y sobre la base de la deposición de óxido de tungsteno (WO3), sensores de índice de refracción y de compuestos orgánicos como el etanol, el metanol y la acetona.
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Generation of lossy mode resonances in a broadband range with multilayer coated coverslips optimized for humidity sensing
(Elsevier, 2020) Bohórquez Navarro, Dina Luz; Del Villar, Ignacio; Corres Sanz, Jesús María; Matías Maestro, Ignacio; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoaren eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritzaren; Institute of Smart Cities - ISC; Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
Coverslips deposited with a metallic oxide can be employed for generating lossy mode resonances by lateral incidence of light on the coverslip. Here it is demonstrated that with copper oxide the fading observed with other materials in the near infrared (NIR) wavelength range is avoided and LMRs can be obtained in a broadband range from 400 to 1700 nm, which permitted to observe the better performance in the NIR region compared to the visible region: the sensitivity to humidity is improved by more than a factor of two. However, copper oxide is not adequate for sensing humidity. The sensitivity of the device was optimized initially with a tin oxide coating and later with an additional layer of agarose, specifically adequate for the detection of humidity. The best performance was obtained with an agarose concentration 1% w/v, which permitted to observe a 10-fold sensitivity increase compared to the same device without agarose. This opens the path towards the development of environmental, chemical or biological sensors with an optimized sensitivity to a specific parameter to detect.
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Wavelength and intensity based lossy mode resonance breathing sensor
(Elsevier, 2021) Bohórquez Navarro, Dina Luz; Del Villar, Ignacio; Corres Sanz, Jesús María; Matías Maestro, Ignacio; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoaren eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritzaren; Institute of Smart Cities - ISC; Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
Copper oxide (CuO) allows the generation of lossy mode resonance (LMR) in a wide wavelength range of the optical spectrum, both in the visible and the near-infrared (NIR). For this, it is necessary to use a configuration based on the lateral incidence of light on the edge of a planar waveguide structure. On the other hand, the use of additional coatings of tin oxide (SnO2) and agarose allows an increase in the sensitivity of the sensor, in response to the breathing monitoring. The sensors were characterized, both in intensity and wavelength. In both cases their behavior depends on the position of the LMR in the optical spectrum. Therefore, it is convenient to extract the design rules that allow an optimal behavior of the sensor. In this sense, sensors located in the NIR presented a better behavior in terms of sensitivity and quality of the signal. In addition, the devices were tested in different conditions: repetitive tests at different distances, oral and nasal breathing, and breathing after doing physical exercise.
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Lossy mode resonance sensors based on tungsten oxide thin films
(IEEE, 2020) Del Villar, Ignacio; Bohórquez Navarro, Dina Luz; Caputo, Domanico; Buzzin, Alessio; Chiavaioli, Francesco; Baldini, Francesco; Ruiz Zamarreño, Carlos; Matías Maestro, Ignacio; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoaren eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritzaren; Institute of Smart Cities - ISC; Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación
Tungsten oxide (WO3) thin-films fabricated on glass slides have been proven to generate lossy mode resonances (LMRs) in the visible region. Obtained devices were characterized in transmission by lateral incidence of light on the edge of glass slides. Resonances at both TE and TM polarizations were analyzed for different thicknesses and in different deposition conditions. Moreover, it was successfully proved that WO3 coated glass slides present a high sensitivity to refractive index, which opens the path to the application of this structure in the domain of optical sensors.

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