Single channel photonic crystal fiber based high sensitive petrol adulteration detection sensor

Abstract

Abstract A dual core photonic crystal fiber (DCPCF) consisting single analyte channel is proposed in this article for the detection of petrol adulteration. The sensing probe is numerically studied using finite element method. The adulterated petrol sample is infiltrated in circular analyte channel which is situated at the center of the fiber between two solid light guiding cores. The mode coupling between these two cores as well as sensitivity of the designed probe are investigated by varying adulteration level of petrol. Also the structure is optimized step by step. The numerical simulation result shows very high sensitivity of 20,161.2\u2009nm/RIU for practically usable small probe. A portable adulteration detection sensor can be manufactured using this simple structured DCPCF probe which will be useful to study environmental pollution, maintaining long engine lifetime, save revenue.