Microstructured and Photonic Bandgap Fibers for Applications in the Resonant Bio- and Chemical Sensors

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Sensor type	operation λ	Amplitude sensitivity 𝑆𝑎[RIU^−1]	Sensor resolution (1% det. limit)Re(Δ𝑛𝑎)[RIU]	Spectral sensitivity𝑆𝜆[nm/RIU]	Sensor resolution (0.1 nm det. limit)Re(Δ𝑛𝑎)[RIU]
Analyte-filled hollow core Bragg fiber (no metal). Section 3.2.	anywhere in the visible	100	10^−4	5300	2⋅10^−5
Metalized MOF. Section 5.	640 nm (Vis)	180	6⋅10^−5
Metalized planar PBG waveguide. Section 6.1	673 nm (Vis)	112	9⋅10^−5	2300	4.3⋅10^−5
Metalized solid core Bragg fiber. Section 6.2	788 nm (Vis-IR)	293	3.4⋅10^−5	10000	9.8⋅10^−6
Metalized PBG photonic crystal fiber. Section 6.3.	1009 nm (IR)	400	2.5⋅10^−5	14000	7.2⋅10^−6
PVDF-activated highly porous subwavelength fiber. Section 7.	292 𝜇m (THz)	29	3.4⋅10^−4