Near-field electrospinning of dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides

Dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides (DLSPPWs) are typically made using nanolithography fabrication methods. In this paper we demonstrate that near-field electrospinning of polymer nanofibers directly onto a gold coated substrate can be used as an alternative method for rapid proto...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 4355 - 4360
Main Authors Biagi, Giulio, Holmgaard, Tobias, Skovsen, Esben
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 25.02.2013
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Electric Impedance
Electrochemistry - methods
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Nanotechnology - instrumentation
Rotation
Surface Plasmon Resonance - instrumentation
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Summary:Dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides (DLSPPWs) are typically made using nanolithography fabrication methods. In this paper we demonstrate that near-field electrospinning of polymer nanofibers directly onto a gold coated substrate can be used as an alternative method for rapid prototype fabrication of DLSPPWs. Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) have been excited directly inside the electrospun fibers using a prism in the Kretschmann-Raether configuration. A scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM) was used to characterize the propagation of the excited SPP inside the polymer fiber demonstrating the potential for using electrospun polymer fibers as SPP waveguides.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.21.004355