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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 18, Iss. 13 — Jun. 21, 2010
  • pp: 14004–14011

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Plasmonic nanograting tip design for high power throughput near-field scanning aperture probe

Yuyan Wang, Yu-Yen Huang, and Xiaojing Zhang  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 13, pp. 14004-14011 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.014004


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Abstract

We design nanogratings consisting of concentric plasmonic resonance grooves on the metallic sidewalls of near-field scanning probe aperture to increase the power throughput without losing the imaging resolution. Nanograting tip design involves choosing the proper pitch length and the cut location of grooves. Four different nanograting designs are evaluated, as compared with standard single aperture pyramidal near-field scanning probe without grating patterns. We show that, by adding nano-grooves at the location of electromagnetic field intensity-maximum along interface and with the pitch period matching the surface plasmon wavelength, the power throughput can be greatly increased by at least a factor of 530 at 405nm UV wavelength with 100nm diameter aperture probe.

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OCIS Codes
(180.4243) Microscopy : Near-field microscopy

ToC Category:
Microscopy

History
Original Manuscript: March 26, 2010
Revised Manuscript: May 24, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: June 1, 2010
Published: June 15, 2010

Virtual Issues
Vol. 5, Iss. 11 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Yuyan Wang, Yu-Yen Huang, and Xiaojing Zhang, "Plasmonic nanograting tip design for high power throughput near-field scanning aperture probe," Opt. Express 18, 14004-14011 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-13-14004


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