Hydrogen gas sensing using palladium-coated microdisk microresonators


Eryurek M., Karadag Y., Tasaltin N., Kilinc N., Kiraz A.

Conference on Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVII, San-Francisco, Kostarika, 9 - 12 Şubat 2015, cilt.9343 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 9343
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1117/12.2078244
  • Basıldığı Şehir: San-Francisco
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Kostarika
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

An SU-8 polymer microdisk resonator coated with a palladium (Pd) layer and coupled to a single-mode optical waveguide is used to as a hydrogen (H-2) gas sensor. In the presence of H2 a red shift is observed in the spectral positions of the microdisk whispering gallery modes (WGMs) due to the expansion in the Pd lattice. H-2 concentrations below the flammable limit (4%) down to 0.3% could be detected in nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature. For H-2 concentrations between 0.3 1%, WGM spectral positions shifted linearly with H-2 concentration at a rate of 32 pm/%H-2. Average response time of the devices was measured to be 50 s for 1% H-2. The proposed device concept can also be used to detect different chemical gases by using appropriate sensing layers.