Chemical vapor deposition of anisotropic ultrathin gold films on optical fibers: real-time sensing by tilted fiber Bragg gratings and use of a dielectric pre-coating

David J. Mandia; Wenjun Zhou; Matthew J. Ward; Howie Joress; Javier B. Giorgi; Peter Gordon; Jacques Albert; Seán T. Barry

doi:10.1117/12.2075136

25 September 2014 Chemical vapor deposition of anisotropic ultrathin gold films on optical fibers: real-time sensing by tilted fiber Bragg gratings and use of a dielectric pre-coating

David J. Mandia, Wenjun Zhou, Matthew J. Ward, Howie Joress, Javier B. Giorgi, Peter Gordon, Jacques Albert, Seán T. Barry

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Proceedings Volume 9288, Photonics North 2014; 92880M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075136
Event: Photonics North 2014, 2014, Montréal, Canada

Abstract

Tilted fiber Bragg gratings (TFBGs) are refractometry-based sensor platforms that have been employed herein as devices for the real-time monitoring of chemical vapour deposition (CVD) in the near-infrared range (NIR). The coreguided light launched within the TFBG core is back-reflected off a gold mirror sputtered onto the fiber-end and is scattered out into the cladding where it can interact with a nucleating thin film. Evanescent fields of the growing gold nanostructures behave differently depending on the polarization state of the core-guided light interrogating the growing film, therefore the resulting spectral profile is typically decomposed into two separate peak families for the orthogonal S- and P-polarizations. Wavelength shifts and attenuation profiles generated from gold films in the thickness regime of 5-100 nm are typically degenerate for deposition directly onto the TFBG. However, a polarization-dependence can be imposed by adding a thin dielectric pre-coating onto the TFBG prior to using the device for CVD monitoring of the ultrathin gold films. It is found that addition of the pre-coating enhances the sensitivity of the P-polarized peak family to the deposition of ultrathin gold films and renders the films optically anisotropic. It is shown herein that addition of the metal oxide coating can increase the peak-to-peak wavelength separation between orthogonal polarization modes as well as allow for easy resonance tracking during deposition. This is also the first reporting of anisotropic gold films generated from this particular gold precursor and CVD process. Using an ensemble of x-ray techniques, the local fine structure of the gold films deposited directly on the TFBG is compared to gold films of similar thicknesses deposited on the Al2O3 pre-coated TFBG and witness slides.

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David J. Mandia, Wenjun Zhou, Matthew J. Ward, Howie Joress, Javier B. Giorgi, Peter Gordon, Jacques Albert, and Seán T. Barry "Chemical vapor deposition of anisotropic ultrathin gold films on optical fibers: real-time sensing by tilted fiber Bragg gratings and use of a dielectric pre-coating ", Proc. SPIE 9288, Photonics North 2014, 92880M (25 September 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075136

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