Surface plasmon-enhanced near-field thermal rectification in graphene-based structures

2018 ◽  
Vol 124 (18) ◽  
pp. 183104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoding Xu ◽  
Jian Sun ◽  
Hongmin Mao ◽  
Tao Pan
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Thermal Rectification

Ultra-broadband unidirectional launching of surface plasmon polaritons by a double-slit structure beyond the diffraction limit

Nanoscale ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (22) ◽  
pp. 13487-13493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianjun Chen ◽  
Chengwei Sun ◽  
Hongyun Li ◽  
Qihuang Gong
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Diffraction Limit ◽  
Plasmonic Waveguide ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Double Slit

Based on the near-field interference of two slit apertures in a subwavelength plasmonic waveguide, an ultra-broadband unidirectional SPP launcher beyond the diffraction limit was experimentally realized. This ultra-small SPP launcher has important applications in high-integration plasmonic circuits.

Improved near field lithography by surface plasmon resonance in groove-patterned masks

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 125003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beibei Zeng ◽  
Li Pan ◽  
Ling Liu ◽  
Liang Fang ◽  
Changtao Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Near Field

scholarly journals Light-induced mass transport in amorphous chalcogenides: Toward surface plasmon-assisted nanolithography and near-field nanoimaging

2014 ◽  
Vol 251 (7) ◽  
pp. 1354-1362 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Trunov ◽  
P. M. Lytvyn ◽  
P. M. Nagy ◽  
A. Csik ◽  
V. M. Rubish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transport ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Amorphous Chalcogenides

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.

scholarly journals Novel droplet near-field transducer for heat-assisted magnetic recording

Nanophotonics ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek Gosciniak ◽  
Marcus Mooney ◽  
Mark Gubbins ◽  
Brian Corbett
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Magnetic Recording ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Metal Structure ◽  
Spot Size ◽  
Impedance Match ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmon ◽  
Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances ◽  
High Degree

AbstractTwo main ingredients of plasmonics are surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) and localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR) as they provide a high degree of concentration of electromagnetic fields in the vicinity of metal surfaces, which is well beyond that allowed by the diffraction limit of optics. Those properties have been used in the new technique of heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) to overcome an existing limit of conventional magnetic recording by utilizing a near-field transducer (NFT). The NFT designs are based on excitation of surface plasmons on a metal structure, which re-radiate with a subdiffraction limited light spot confined in the near field. In this paper, we propose a novel “droplet”-shaped NFT, which takes full advantage of a recenltly proposed Mach–Zehnder Interferometer (MZI), a coupling arrangement that allows optimal coupling of light to the transducer. The droplet design ensures better impedance match with the recording media and, consequently, better coupling of power. The droplet design results in very high enhancement of the electric field and allows the confinement of light in a spot size much smaller than the present stateof- the-art lollipop transducer.

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