New enhancement method on sensing ability of micro resonator bottle structure using polymer materials drop-casting coating technique

• Published in: OPTOELECTRONICS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS-RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
• Main Authors: Zabidi, Muhammad Izzat Zakwan Mohd; Ahmad, Aminah Binti; Johari, Md Ashadi Md; Harun, Mohamad Haniff; Azahar, Arman Hadi; Khalid, Ahmad Khudzairi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: NATL INST OPTOELECTRONICS 2023
• Subjects: Materials Science; Optics
• Online Access: https://www-webofscience-com.uitm.idm.oclc.org/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001163853400001
• ISSN: 1842-6573; 2065-3824

This experimental paper proposes a new method to enhance the ability of microbottle resonator (MBR) sensor through polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The bottle resonator custom used the soften-and-compress technique from SMF28 silica fiber, then coated with PMMA and PVA. Three MBR used are non-coated MBR, MBR-PMMA and MBR-PVA. The coated and non-coated MBRs were then characterized via taper microfiber and achieved to have Q-factor > 10(5) for all, MBR-PVA is at the top with 8.624 x 10(5). The MBRs were then experienced as ethanol gas sensors, with the gas percentages used between 1% to 5% ppm. The sensitivity, linearity and stability are measured parameters via transmitted spectral and wavelength shift. The findings show that the MBR-PVA tremendously outraged every observed parameter. Here, the coating may influence the MBR performance as a gas sensor.