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In this paper, we present a micro-displacement sensor formed by the fixed and movable photonic crystal slabs. In this sensor, a waveguide was created by changing the radius of holes rather than removing them. At a proper operating wavelength, the structure could be used as the micro-displacement sensor. The results revealed that the micro-displacement sensor had a sensitivity of 3.6 μm−1, Q-factor was nearly 180, and the sensing range was 0.0 μm–0.5 μm. The properties of the micro-displacement sensor are also analyzed theoretically and verified using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method carried out using the software (Rsoft).
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Olyaee, S., Azizi, M. Micro-displacement sensor based on high sensitivity photonic crystal. Photonic Sens 4, 220–224 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-014-0183-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-014-0183-2