scholarly journals Strong field enhancement and light-matter interactions with all-dielectric metamaterials based on split bar resonators

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (25) ◽  
pp. 30889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfa Zhang ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Zhihong Zhu ◽  
Xiaodong Yuan ◽  
Shiqiao Qin
Keyword(s):  
Strong Field ◽  
Field Enhancement

scholarly journals Terahertz quantum plasmonics at nanoscales and angstrom scales

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taehee Kang ◽  
Young-Mi Bahk ◽  
Dai-Sik Kim
Keyword(s):  
Electron Tunneling ◽  
Strong Field ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Strong Light ◽  
Metallic Structures ◽  
Terahertz Pulses ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction ◽  
Quantum Phenomena

AbstractThrough the manipulation of metallic structures, light–matter interaction can enter into the realm of quantum mechanics. For example, intense terahertz pulses illuminating a metallic nanotip can promote terahertz field–driven electron tunneling to generate enormous electron emission currents in a subpicosecond time scale. By decreasing the dimension of the metallic structures down to the nanoscale and angstrom scale, one can obtain a strong field enhancement of the incoming terahertz field to achieve atomic field strength of the order of V/nm, driving electrons in the metal into tunneling regime by overcoming the potential barrier. Therefore, designing and optimizing the metal structure for high field enhancement are an essential step for studying the quantum phenomena with terahertz light. In this review, we present several types of metallic structures that can enhance the coupling of incoming terahertz pulses with the metals, leading to a strong modification of the potential barriers by the terahertz electric fields. Extreme nonlinear responses are expected, providing opportunities for the terahertz light for the strong light–matter interaction. Starting from a brief review about the terahertz field enhancement on the metallic structures, a few examples including metallic tips, dipole antenna, and metal nanogaps are introduced for boosting the quantum phenomena. The emerging techniques to control the electron tunneling driven by the terahertz pulse have a direct impact on the ultrafast science and on the realization of next-generation quantum devices.

Formation, Optical Properties and Applications of Edge Gold-Coated Silver Nanoprisms

2015 ◽  
Vol 1737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad M. Shahjamali ◽  
Michael Salvador ◽  
Negin Zaraee
Keyword(s):  
High Stability ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Strong Field ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmon ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Bulk Heterojunctions ◽  
Silver Nanoprisms ◽  
Photovoltaic Applications ◽  
Microscopic Techniques

ABSTRACTA facile, high-yield synthesis of edge gold-coated silver nanoprisms (GSNPs) with a gold nanoframe as thin as 1.7 nm and their comprehensive characterizations by using various spectroscopic and microscopic techniques is introduced. The GSNPs exhibit remarkably higher stability than silver nanoprisms (SNPs) and are therefore explored as effective optical antennae for light-harvesting applications. When embedded into a bulk heterojunctions film of P3HT:PCBM, plasmonic GSNPs with a localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) around 500 nm can effectively act as optical antennae to enhance light harvesting in the active layer. As a result, we measured up to 7-fold enhancement in the polaron generation yield through photoinduced absorption spectroscopy. Owing to the high stability and strong field enhancement, the presented GSNPs feature great potential as plasmonic probes for photovoltaic applications and LSPR sensing.

scholarly journals Strong field enhancement in individual Φ-shaped dielectric nanostructures based on anapole mode resonances

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiepeng Wu ◽  
Fanwei Zhang ◽  
Qiang Li ◽  
Qianbin Feng ◽  
Yu Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strong Field ◽  
Field Enhancement

scholarly journals Metal–dielectric hybrid nanoantennas for efficient frequency conversion at the anapole mode

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 2306-2314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerio F Gili ◽  
Lavinia Ghirardini ◽  
Davide Rocco ◽  
Giuseppe Marino ◽  
Ivan Favero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Conversion ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Strong Field ◽  
Second Harmonic ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
High Refractive Index ◽  
Plasmonic Nanostructures ◽  
Ohmic Losses ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

Background: Dielectric nanoantennas have recently emerged as an alternative solution to plasmonics for nonlinear light manipulation at the nanoscale, thanks to the magnetic and electric resonances, the strong nonlinearities, and the low ohmic losses characterizing high refractive-index materials in the visible/near-infrared (NIR) region of the spectrum. In this frame, AlGaAs nanoantennas demonstrated to be extremely efficient sources of second harmonic radiation. In particular, the nonlinear polarization of an optical system pumped at the anapole mode can be potentially boosted, due to both the strong dip in the scattering spectrum and the near-field enhancement, which are characteristic of this mode. Plasmonic nanostructures, on the other hand, remain the most promising solution to achieve strong local field confinement, especially in the NIR, where metals such as gold display relatively low losses. Results: We present a nonlinear hybrid antenna based on an AlGaAs nanopillar surrounded by a gold ring, which merges in a single platform the strong field confinement typically produced by plasmonic antennas with the high nonlinearity and low loss characteristics of dielectric nanoantennas. This platform allows enhancing the coupling of light to the nanopillar at coincidence with the anapole mode, hence boosting both second- and third-harmonic generation conversion efficiencies. More than one order of magnitude enhancement factors are measured for both processes with respect to the isolated structure. Conclusion: The present results reveal the possibility to achieve tuneable metamixers and higher resolution in nonlinear sensing and spectroscopy, by means of improved both pump coupling and emission efficiency due to the excitation of the anapole mode enhanced by the plasmonic nanoantenna.

Manipulating the directional emission of monolayer semiconductors by dielectric nanoantenna arrays

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengbo Liu ◽  
Zhenghe Zhang ◽  
Man Lang ◽  
Wanli Lu ◽  
Ping Bai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strong Field ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Light Emitting Devices ◽  
Directional Emission ◽  
Si Nanoparticle ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Efficient Scheme ◽  
Different Diameters

Abstract Collective Mie resonances in silicon (Si) nanoparticle arrays (NPAs) feature low absorption losses and strong field enhancement extending to a large area. They provide a high-efficient scheme to manipulate the emission properties of monolayer semiconductors. However, the poor quality factor of the current reported Si NPA limits the performance of light-emitting devices. It is mainly due to the constituent materials of nanoparticles being amorphous or polycrystalline silicon, which have higher absorption coefficients in comparison with monocrystalline silicon (c-Si) among the visible band. This invited paper demonstrates a versatile technique to integrate the atomic layers onto the c-Si NPA. We show that our method can fully preserve the monolayer sample. We further investigate the directional emission tailored by the NPA with different diameters by combining back-focal-plane imaging and reciprocity simulations. The flexible tune of the geometry parameters of NPAs can offer many possibilities to control and manipulate the emission from monolayer semiconductors by engineering their photonic environments.

Monitoring the effects of chemical stimuli on live cells with metasurface-enhanced infrared reflection spectroscopy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven H. Huang ◽  
Jiaruo Li ◽  
Zhiyuan Fan ◽  
Robert Delgado ◽  
Gennady Shvets
Keyword(s):  
Intracellular Signaling ◽  
Strong Field ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Chemical Imaging ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Reflection Spectroscopy ◽  
Infrared Reflection ◽  
Infrared Reflection Spectroscopy

Infrared spectroscopy has found wide applications in the analysis of biological materials. A more recent development is the use of engineered nanostructures, or plasmonic metasurfaces, as substrates for metasurface-enhanced infrared reflection spectroscopy (MEIRS). Here, we demonstrate that strong field enhancement from plasmonic metasurfaces enables the use of MEIRS as a highly informative analytic technique for real-time monitoring of cells. By exposing live cells cultured on a plasmonic metasurface to chemical compounds, we show that MEIRS can be used as a label-free phenotypic assay for detecting multiple cellular responses to external stimuli: changes in cell morphology, adhesion, lipid composition of the cellular membrane, as well as intracellular signaling. Using a focal plane array detection system, we show that MEIRS also enables spectro-chemical imaging at the single-cell level. The described metasurface-based all-optical sensor opens the way to a scalable, high-throughput spectroscopic assay for live cells.

scholarly journals 1D Quantum Simulations of Electron Rescattering with Metallic Nanoblades

Instruments ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Joshua Mann ◽  
Gerard Lawler ◽  
James Rosenzweig
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Strong Field ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Metallic Surfaces ◽  
Functional Theory

Electron rescattering has been well studied and simulated for cases with ponderomotive energies of the quasi-free electrons, derived from laser–gas and laser–surface interactions, lower than 50 eV. However, with advents in longer wavelengths and laser field enhancement metallic surfaces, previous simulations no longer suffice to describe more recent strong field and high yield experiments. We present a brief introduction to and some of the theoretical and empirical background of electron rescattering emissions from a metal. We set upon using the Jellium potential with a shielded atomic surface potential to model the metal. We then explore how the electron energy spectra are obtained in the quantum simulation, which is performed using a custom computationally intensive time-dependent Schrödinger equation solver via the Crank–Nicolson method. Finally, we discuss the results of the simulation and examine the effects of the incident laser’s wavelength, peak electric field strength, and field penetration on electron spectra and yields. Future simulations will investigate a more accurate density functional theory metallic model with a system of several non-interacting electrons. Eventually, we will move to a full time-dependent density functional theory approach.

scholarly journals Nonlinear Modulation of Plasmonic Resonances in Graphene-Integrated Triangular Dimers at Terahertz Frequencies

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 2466
Author(s):  
Quan Li ◽  
Shuang Wang ◽  
Tai Chen
Keyword(s):  
Strong Field ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Subwavelength Structures ◽  
Plasmonic Resonance ◽  
Nonlinear Conductivity ◽  
Resonance Modes ◽  
Terahertz Frequencies ◽  
Terahertz Sensing ◽  
Nonlinear Modulation ◽  
A Charge

Metamaterials made from artificial subwavelength structures hold great potential in designing functional devices at microwave, terahertz, infrared, and optical frequencies. In this work, we study the active switching effect of the plasmonic resonance modes in triangular dimer (DTD) structure using graphene in the terahertz regime. The sole DTD structure can only support a dipolar bonding dimer plasmonic (BDP) mode, whose field enhancement factor at the gap center can reach 67.4. However, with a metallic junction in the dimer, the BDP mode switches to a charge transfer plasmonic (CTP) mode. When changing the metallic junction to a graphene stripe, an active modulation effect of the CTP mode can be realized by altering the nonlinear conductivity of graphene through strong-field terahertz incidence. The proposed design is quite promising in terahertz sensing, amplitude switching and nonlinear effect enhancement, etc.

scholarly journals Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. e1501227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Zhou ◽  
Yingling Tan ◽  
Dengxin Ji ◽  
Bin Zhu ◽  
Pei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Absorption ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Metallic Nanoparticles ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Strong Field ◽  
Local Heating ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

The study of ideal absorbers, which can efficiently absorb light over a broad range of wavelengths, is of fundamental importance, as well as critical for many applications from solar steam generation and thermophotovoltaics to light/thermal detectors. As a result of recent advances in plasmonics, plasmonic absorbers have attracted a lot of attention. However, the performance and scalability of these absorbers, predominantly fabricated by the top-down approach, need to be further improved to enable widespread applications. We report a plasmonic absorber which can enable an average measured absorbance of ~99% across the wavelengths from 400 nm to 10 μm, the most efficient and broadband plasmonic absorber reported to date. The absorber is fabricated through self-assembly of metallic nanoparticles onto a nanoporous template by a one-step deposition process. Because of its efficient light absorption, strong field enhancement, and porous structures, which together enable not only efficient solar absorption but also significant local heating and continuous stream flow, plasmonic absorber–based solar steam generation has over 90% efficiency under solar irradiation of only 4-sun intensity (4 kW m−2). The pronounced light absorption effect coupled with the high-throughput self-assembly process could lead toward large-scale manufacturing of other nanophotonic structures and devices.

scholarly journals Enhanced Molecular Infrared Spectroscopy Employing Bilayer Graphene Acoustic Plasmon Resonator

Biosensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 431
Author(s):  
Chunchao Wen ◽  
Jie Luo ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Zhihong Zhu ◽  
Shiqiao Qin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Strong Field ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Infrared Region ◽  
Bilayer Graphene ◽  
Plasmonic Sensors ◽  
Protein Molecules ◽  
Molecular Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Graphene Plasmons

Graphene plasmon resonators with the ability to support plasmonic resonances in the infrared region make them a promising platform for plasmon-enhanced spectroscopy techniques. Here we propose a resonant graphene plasmonic system for infrared spectroscopy sensing that consists of continuous graphene and graphene ribbons separated by a nanometric gap. Such a bilayer graphene resonator can support acoustic graphene plasmons (AGPs) that provide ultraconfined electromagnetic fields and strong field enhancement inside the nano-gap. This allows us to selectively enhance the infrared absorption of protein molecules and precisely resolve the molecular structural information by sweeping graphene Fermi energy. Compared to the conventional graphene plasmonic sensors, the proposed bilayer AGP sensor provides better sensitivity and improvement of molecular vibrational fingerprints of nanoscale analyte samples. Our work provides a novel avenue for enhanced infrared spectroscopy sensing with ultrasmall volumes of molecules.

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