Optical antennas: Resonators for local field enhancement

Electromagnetic field enhancement in optical antenna arrays is studied by simulation and experiment at midinfrared wavelengths. The optical antennas are designed to produce intense optical fields confined to subwavelength spatial dimensions when illuminated at the resonant wavelength. Finite differe...

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Published inJournal of applied physics Vol. 94; no. 7; pp. 4632 - 4642
Main Authors Crozier, K. B., Sundaramurthy, A., Kino, G. S., Quate, C. F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2003
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Summary:Electromagnetic field enhancement in optical antenna arrays is studied by simulation and experiment at midinfrared wavelengths. The optical antennas are designed to produce intense optical fields confined to subwavelength spatial dimensions when illuminated at the resonant wavelength. Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method simulations are made of the current, charge, and field distributions in the antennas. The influence of antenna shape, length, and sharpness upon the intensity of the optical fields produced is found. Optical antennas arrays are fabricated on transparent substrates by electron beam lithography. Far-field extinction spectroscopy carried out on the antenna arrays shows the dependence of the resonant wavelength on the antenna length and material. The FDTD calculated and experimentally measured extinction efficiencies of the optical antennas are found to be in good agreement.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.1602956