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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254615903321

Autore

Denkova Denitza

Titolo

Optical Characterization of Plasmonic Nanostructures: Near-Field Imaging of the Magnetic Field of Light / / by Denitza Denkova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-28793-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 p.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

530

Soggetti

Lasers

Photonics

Optical materials

Electronic materials

Nanoscale science

Nanoscience

Nanostructures

Nanotechnology

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Optical and Electronic Materials

Nanoscale Science and Technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Imaging the Magnetic Near-field of Plasmon Modes in Bar Antennas -- A Near-Field-Aperture Probe as an Optical Magnetic Source and Detector  -- Magnetic Near-Field Imaging of Increasingly Complex Plasmonic Antennas -- Plasmon-Enhanced Sub-wavelength Laser Ablation: Plasmonic Nano-Jets -- Conclusions and Outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

This thesis focuses on a means of obtaining, for the first time, full electromagnetic imaging of photonic nanostructures. The author also develops a unique practical simulation framework which is used to confirm the results. The development of innovative photonic devices and metamaterials with tailor-made functionalities depends critically on our capability to characterize them and understand the underlying



light-matter interactions. Thus, imaging all components of the electromagnetic light field at nanoscale resolution is of paramount importance in this area. This challenge is answered by demonstrating experimentally that a hollow-pyramid aperture probe SNOM can directly image the horizontal magnetic field of light in simple plasmonic antennas – rod, disk and ring. These results are confirmed by numerical simulations, showing that the probe can be approximated, to first order, by a magnetic point-dipole source. This approximation substantially reduces the simulation time and complexity and facilitates the otherwise controversial interpretation of near-field images. The validated technique is used to study complex plasmonic antennas and to explore new opportunities for their engineering and characterization.