研究目的
Investigating the light transmission through an extremely small nanoscale aperture having a 10 nm diameter punctured in a metal ?lm positioned at the center of a plasmonic bull’s eye grating.
研究成果
The beaming of an electromagnetic wave is still possible even in an ultrasmall nanohole having a diameter of ~ 1/70 the wavelength of the incident light. The analysis of the transmission spectra and the observation of the electric field profile confirm that such beaming is only possible when a surface plasmon polariton is excited. The best beaming in terms of divergence angle in our simulation was ~ 5.7 degrees, which may be much more improved in reality.
研究不足
The transmittance is extremely small, being only ~ 0.1%, however, this value is still large compared to Bethe’s criterion for a subwavelength hole.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
The simulation of the electric field was performed using a conventional FDTD method (FDTD Solutions, LumericalTM). A
2:5 μm × 5 μm metal film of a thickness of 200 nm was prepared with a nanohole of 10 nm positioned at its center. A five groove structure with a depth of 5 nm and having the form of a bull’s eye pattern was prepared surrounding this nanohole. Sample Selection and Data Sources:
A simulation volume having a width and a length of
3:5 μm to completely cover the metal film and a depth of 20 μm was prepared. A light source having a plane wave form and having dimension of 5 μm × 5 μm with parallel polarization was positioned 10 μm away from the film. List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
FDTD Solutions software by LumericalTM was used for simulations.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
Monitors having dimensions of
5:5 μm × 5 μm were positioned at the film surface and at distance from 1 μm to 10μm from the surface 1 μm steps. For precise the measurement, minimum mesh size was set as 1 nm. For the transmission spectra, the wavelength of the source was varied from 400 nm to 800 nm in steps of 5 nm. Data Analysis Methods:
The amplitudes of the Poynting vector spectrum was obtained at different monitor positions to investigate how the spectrum evolves while moving on the transmission side.
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