{"title":"Continuously Tunable and Highly Stable Random Lasers Based on CNCs-Doped Hydrogels","authors":"Zhiyu Wang, Guosheng Zhang, Zhijia Hu, Benli Yu, Sheng Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s13320-025-0721-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-025-0721-0","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper proposes a continuously tunable random lasers (RLs) based on the gain system of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)-doped hydrogels and the laser dye made of Rhodamine B (Rh B). Between them, the prepared CNCs-doped hydrogels have not only a weak scattering structure that can provide excellent multiple scattering, thus yielding a large gain, but also good mechanical properties that can provide great advantages in the tuning of RL. The experimental results indicate that the RL emission wavelength blue shifts with an increase in the stretching length. The continuous tuning range reaches up to 7.1 nm when the CNCs-doped hydrogels are stretched to 400%. In addition, the proposed CNCs-doped hydrogels effectively solve the problem of the structures of traditional hydrogels, which are easily destroyed during repeated stretching and ensure good stability of RL output and tuning. The RL error is tested and found to be less than 0.5 nm, when the same length is stretched during repeated stretching. Our results provide a new approach to obtain tunable and stable RLs. Simultaneously, in combination with the good biocompatibility of CNCs-doped hydrogels, the proposed RLs demonstrated great importance in the biological field.","PeriodicalId":20108,"journal":{"name":"Photonic Sensors","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13320-025-0721-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147897315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carbon Dots-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Manganese Ion Fiber Sensor for Multi-Use Scenarios","authors":"Rao Fu, Xin Yan, Taotao Hu, Haihui Li, Tonglei Cheng","doi":"10.1007/s13320-025-0708-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-025-0708-x","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Heavy metal ions have drawn enough attention due to their harm to both humans and environments, and there has been an urgent need for stable and quick detection of them. Besides, the manganese ion is one of the most abundant ions in urban water systems, which needs to be monitored carefully. Hereby, a carbon dots (CDs) (the microwave method) based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) Mn 2+ sensor has been proposed and discussed, which could achieve high detection sensitivity of 6.383 nm/lg(ppb) in the range of 0 ppb–200 ppb on manganese ions, with the detection limit of 0.3462 ppb. The proposed sensor also possesses high stability upon time and temperature, and it also has great ion selectivity against 9 other ions. Practical usage scenarios have been tested on the human serum, tap water, lake water, and river water, which confirm that the proposed sensor holds great potential for both blood tests and environmental monitoring.","PeriodicalId":20108,"journal":{"name":"Photonic Sensors","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13320-025-0708-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147899922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Photonic SensorsPub Date : 2024-11-28DOI: 10.1007/s13320-024-0714-4
Xiaoshuang Dai, Shuang Wang, Yongle Li, Junfeng Jiang, Ke Tan, Hongyu Liu, Zhiyuan Li, Tianhua Xu, Tiegen Liu
{"title":"Electropolymerized Dopamine Film-Modified Optical Fiber LMR Biosensor for Immunoassay","authors":"Xiaoshuang Dai, Shuang Wang, Yongle Li, Junfeng Jiang, Ke Tan, Hongyu Liu, Zhiyuan Li, Tianhua Xu, Tiegen Liu","doi":"10.1007/s13320-024-0714-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-024-0714-4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In producing high-performance optical biosensors, the selected coupling agent and its fixation mode play an essential role as one of the decisive conditions for antibody incubation. In this work, we designed optical fiber biosensors by electrochemical polymerization to enable low detection limit (LOD) immunoassay. Based on the optical fiber lossy mode resonance (OF-LMR) achieved by In 2 O 3 -SnO 2 -90/10 wt% (ITO), we have simultaneously implemented the electropolymerized dopamine (ePDA) film on the ITO-coated fiber via the electrochemical method, utilizing the excellent electrical conductivity of ITO. After that, the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody layer was immobilized on the entire sensing region with the assistance of the ePDA film. The results of immunoassay were analyzed by recording the shift of the LMR resonance wavelength to verify the sensor performance. The LOD was evaluated as the lowest concentration of human IgG detected by the OF-LMR sensor, which was confirmed to be 4.20 ng·mL −1 . Furthermore, the sensor achieved selective detection for specific antigens and exhibited a good recovery capability in chicken serum samples. The developed scheme provides a feasible opportunity to enhance the intersection of electrochemistry and optics subjects and also offers a new promising solution to achieve the immunoassay.","PeriodicalId":20108,"journal":{"name":"Photonic Sensors","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13320-024-0714-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147891432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Photonic SensorsPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1007/s13320-023-0696-7
P. Sevillano, Javier Preciado-Garbayo, J. Sevil, Francisco Gutiérrez, Juan J. Martínez, S. Martín-López, M. González-Herráez
{"title":"Vertical Displacement Measurement in a Slow-Moving Sinkhole Using BOTDA","authors":"P. Sevillano, Javier Preciado-Garbayo, J. Sevil, Francisco Gutiérrez, Juan J. Martínez, S. Martín-López, M. González-Herráez","doi":"10.1007/s13320-023-0696-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-023-0696-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20108,"journal":{"name":"Photonic Sensors","volume":"80 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138622827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Photonic SensorsPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1007/s13320-023-0697-6
Bing Han, Yuxi Ma, Han Wu, Yong Zhao
{"title":"Random Raman Fiber Laser as a Liquid Refractive Index Sensor","authors":"Bing Han, Yuxi Ma, Han Wu, Yong Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s13320-023-0697-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-023-0697-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20108,"journal":{"name":"Photonic Sensors","volume":" 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138620920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}