Table 1.

Comparisons between the smartphone-based and the traditional platforms.

SPR Scheme	Simulation/Experiment	Vector	Sensitivity	Reference
Prism	Simulation	No	0.061°/Oe	[28]
Side-hole fiber	Simulation	No	1.063 nm/Oe	[29]
D-shaped PCF	Simulation	No	0.087 nm/Oe	[30]
Metal-dielectric-Metal	Simulation	No	0.027 nm/Oe	[42]
Tapered fiber	Experiment	No	~1.0 nm/Oe	[31]
No-core fiber	Experiment	No	0.303 nm/Oe	[32]
Tilted FBG	Experiment	Yes	0.18 nm/Oe 2 nm/°	[21]
Side-polished MMF	Experiment	Yes	0.599 nm/Oe −5.63 nm/°	[33]
Side-polished FMF	Experiment	Yes	0.692 nm/Oe −11.917 nm/°	This work