WATER-IMMERSION DEEP-SUBWAVELENGTH SURFACE PLASMON VIRTUAL PROBES

2014 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 1440010
Author(s):  
QIAN WANG ◽  
SHIBIAO WEI ◽  
GUANGHUI YUAN ◽  
XIAO-CONG YUAN
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Full Width Half Maximum ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Super Resolution ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Optical Manipulation ◽  
Fluorescence Optical Imaging ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Near Field Scanning

In this paper, we report the observation of surface plasmon virtual probes in water by using near-field scanning optical microscope. The full-width half-maximum of the probe is as small as λ0/5.5. Such deep-subwavelength sized plasmonic virtual probe may lead to many potential applications, such as super-resolution fluorescence optical imaging and optical manipulation.

Near-field scanning optical microscopy

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 642-643
Author(s):  
E. Betzig ◽  
A. Harootunian ◽  
M. Isaacson ◽  
A. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Near Field ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Visible Radiation ◽  
Field Methods ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
Optical Region ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Nondestructive Imaging ◽  
Scanning Optical Microscopy ◽  
Near Field Scanning

In general, conventional methods of optical imaging are limited in spatial resolution by either the wavelength of the radiation used or by the aberrations of the optical elements. This is true whether one uses a scanning probe or a fixed beam method. The reason for the wavelength limit of resolution is due to the far field methods of producing or detecting the radiation. If one resorts to restricting our probes to the near field optical region, then the possibility exists of obtaining spatial resolutions more than an order of magnitude smaller than the optical wavelength of the radiation used. In this paper, we will describe the principles underlying such "near field" imaging and present some preliminary results from a near field scanning optical microscope (NS0M) that uses visible radiation and is capable of resolutions comparable to an SEM. The advantage of such a technique is the possibility of completely nondestructive imaging in air at spatial resolutions of about 50nm.

EXCITON–PLASMON INTERACTION IN MONOLAYERS OF METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 623-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. HARIDAS ◽  
L. N. TRIPATHI ◽  
J. K. BASU
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Metallic Nanoparticles ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Blue Shift ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Peak Position ◽  
Photoluminescence Spectra ◽  
Langmuir Blodgett ◽  
Near Field Scanning ◽  
Cdse Nanorods

Effect of shape and density on the energy transfer between metallic nanoparticles and semi conducting nanostructures was studied by observing the photoluminescence spectra using near field scanning optical microscope. The monolayers of gold nanoparticles, CdSe nanorods and composite with different number ratios were prepared using Langmuir Blodgett method. The spectra collected from the films with different number ratios of CdSe and gold shows a systematic variation of peak position and intensity as a function of number density of CdSe . The photoluminescence spectra collected from composite monolayer is blue shifted compared to the spectra from CdSe nanorods monolayer. Further we observed a blue shift in peak position and reduction emission intensity with respect to increase in the fraction of gold nanoparticles and surface density. We have provided explanation for the observed behavior in terms of strong exciton–plasmon interactions in the compact hybrid monolayers.

scholarly journals Anisotropic excitation of surface plasmon polaritons on a metal film by a scattering-type scanning near-field microscope with a non-rotationally-symmetric probe tip

Nanophotonics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik Walla ◽  
Matthias M. Wiecha ◽  
Nicolas Mecklenbeck ◽  
Sabri Beldi ◽  
Fritz Keilmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Metal Film ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Anisotropic Surface ◽  
Surface Wave Propagation ◽  
Rotationally Symmetric ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons

AbstractWe investigated the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons on gold films with the metallized probe tip of a scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope (s-SNOM). The emission of the polaritons from the tip, illuminated by near-infrared laser radiation, was found to be anisotropic and not circularly symmetric as expected on the basis of literature data. We furthermore identified an additional excitation channel via light that was reflected off the tip and excited the plasmon polaritons at the edge of the metal film. Our results, while obtained for a non-rotationally-symmetric type of probe tip and thus specific for this situation, indicate that when an s-SNOM is employed for the investigation of plasmonic structures, the unintentional excitation of surface waves and anisotropic surface wave propagation must be considered in order to correctly interpret the signatures of plasmon polariton generation and propagation.

scholarly journals Polarization Controllable Device for Simultaneous Generation of Surface Plasmon Polariton Bessel-Like Beams and Bottle Beams

Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peizhen Qiu ◽  
Taiguo Lv ◽  
Yupei Zhang ◽  
Binbin Yu ◽  
Jiqing Lian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polariton ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Simultaneous Generation ◽  
Circularly Polarized Light ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Spatially Distributed ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Plasmon Polariton

Realizing multiple beam shaping functionalities in a single plasmonic device is crucial for photonic integration. Both plasmonic Bessel-like beams and bottle beams have potential applications in nanophotonics, particularly in plasmonic based circuits, near field optical trapping, and micro manipulation. Thus, it is very interesting to find new approaches for simultaneous generation of surface plasmon polariton Bessel-like beams and bottle beams in a single photonic device. Two types of polarization-dependent devices, which consist of arrays of spatially distributed sub-wavelength rectangular slits, are designed. The array of slits are specially arranged to construct an X-shaped or an IXI-shaped array, namely X-shaped device and IXI-shaped devices, respectively. Under illumination of circularly polarized light, plasmonic zero-order and first-order Bessel-like beams can be simultaneously generated on both sides of X-shaped devices. Plasmonic Bessel-like beam and bottle beam can be simultaneously generated on both sides of IXI-shaped devices. By changing the handedness of circularly polarized light, for both X-shaped and IXI-shaped devices, the positions of the generated plasmonic beams on either side of device can be dynamically interchanged.

Direct Photocurrent Mapping of Organic Solar Cells Using a Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope

Nano Letters ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. McNeill ◽  
Holger Frohne ◽  
John L. Holdsworth ◽  
John E. Furst ◽  
Bruce V. King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Near Field Scanning
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