OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION
OUTLINE
Fibre Optic?
Silica and Plastic as Fibre Optic Materials
Main Characteristics of Optical Transmission Medium
Single and Multimode Fibers
Fibre Optics Modes
Single Mode Optical Fibre
Mode Analysis : Single Mode Fibers
Multimode Fibers
WKB Method for Fiber Optics
Surface Plasmon Resonance ?
Prism Based Attenuated Total Reflection Methods
Alternative Surface Plasmon Resonance Schemes
Schematics of a Surface Plasmon Resonance Experiment
Characterizing Parameters
Why Optical Fiber Based SPR?
Characterizing Parameters
Fabrication and Characterization of Fibre Optics Based SPR
Fibre Optics SPR Sensor : Main Design Considerations

Characterizing Parameters

Sensitivity
Minimum detectable shift in the environment.

Detection Accuracy (signal to noise ratio).

Resolution
Smallest change in measurand which produces a detectable
change in the sensor output. The term refers to a bulk refractive
index resolution.

Reproducibility
Ability of the sensor to provide the same output when measuring
the same value of the measurand under the same operating
conditions over a period of time.

Range
The dynamic range describes the spread of the value of the
measurand that can be measured by the sensor.