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

doi:10.1364/OE.21.004355

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

Giulio Biagi, Tobias Holmgaard, and Esben Skovsen »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 21, Issue 4, pp. 4355-4360 (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.004355

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Abstract

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.

OCIS Codes
(230.7370) Optical devices : Waveguides
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(250.5403) Optoelectronics : Plasmonics

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Optics at Surfaces

History
Original Manuscript: December 21, 2012
Revised Manuscript: February 3, 2013
Manuscript Accepted: February 4, 2013
Published: February 12, 2013

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Giulio Biagi, Tobias Holmgaard, and Esben Skovsen, "Near-field electrospinning of dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides," Opt. Express 21, 4355-4360 (2013)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-21-4-4355

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Appl. Phys. Lett.

T. Nikolajsen, K. Leosson, I. Salakhutdinov, and S. I. Bozhevolnyi, “Polymer-based surface-plasmon-polariton stripe waveguides at telecommunication wavelengths,” Appl. Phys. Lett.82(5), 668–670 (2003). [CrossRef]
B. Steinberger, A. Hohenau, H. Ditlbacher, A. L. Stepanov, A. Drezet, F. R. Aussenegg, A. Leitner, and J. R. Krenn, “Dielectric stripes on gold as surface plasmon waveguides,” Appl. Phys. Lett.88(9), 094104 (2006). [CrossRef]
T. Holmgaard, S. I. Bozhevolnyi, L. Markey, and A. Dereux, “Dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-polariton waveguides at telecommunication wavelengths: Excitation and characterization,” Appl. Phys. Lett.92(1), 011124 (2008). [CrossRef]
S. Massenot, J. Grandidier, A. Bouhelier, G. Colas des Francs, L. Markey, J.-C. Weeber, A. Dereux, J. Renger, M. U. Gonzàlez, and R. Quidant, “Polymer-metal waveguides characterization by Fourier plane leakage radiation microscopy,” Appl. Phys. Lett.91(24), 243102 (2007). [CrossRef]
C. Chang, K. Limkrailassiri, and L. Lin, “Continous near-field electrospinning for large area deposition of orderly nanofiber patterns,” Appl. Phys. Lett.93(12), 123111 (2008). [CrossRef]

Eur. Polym. J.

N. Tomczak, S. Gu, M. Han, N. F. van Hulst, and G. Julius Vancso, “Single light emitters in electrospun polymer nanofibers: Effect of local confinement on radiative decay,” Eur. Polym. J.42(10), 2205–2210 (2006). [CrossRef]

J. Lightwave Technol.

A. Boltasseva, T. Nikolajsen, K. Leosson, K. Kjaer, M. S. Larsen, and S. I. Bozhevolnyi, “Integrated optical components utilizing long-range surface plasmon polaritons,” J. Lightwave Technol.23(1), 413–422 (2005). [CrossRef]

Nano Lett.

D. Sun, C. Chang, S. Li, and L. Lin, “Near-field electrospinning,” Nano Lett.6(4), 839–842 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Nat. Photonics

R. F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, D. A. Genov, D. F. P. Pile, and X. Zhang, “A hybrid plasmonic waveguide for subwavelength confinement and long range propagation,” Nat. Photonics2(8), 496–500 (2008). [CrossRef]

Nature

S. I. Bozhevolnyi, V. S. Volkov, E. Devaux, J. Y. Laluet, and T. W. Ebbesen, “Channel plasmon subwavelength waveguide components including interferometers and ring resonators,” Nature440(7083), 508–511 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
W. L. Barnes, A. Dereux, and T. W. Ebbesen, “Surface plasmon subwavelength optics,” Nature424(6950), 824–830 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Express

T. Holmgaard, Z. Chen, S. I. Bozhevolnyi, L. Markey, and A. Dereux, “Dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguide-ring resonators,” Opt. Express17(4), 2968–2975 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

C. Reinhardt, S. Passinger, B. N. Chichkov, C. Marquart, I. P. Radko, and S. I. Bozhevolnyi, “Laser-fabricated dielectric optical components for surface plasmon polaritons,” Opt. Lett.31(9), 1307–1309 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev. B

I. V. Novikov and A. A. Maradudin, “Channel Polaritons,” Phys. Rev. B66(3), 035403 (2002). [CrossRef]
T. Holmgaard, S. I. Bozhevolnyi, L. Markey, A. Dereux, A. V. Krasavin, P. Bolger, and A. V. Zayats, “Efficient excitation of dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-polariton waveguide modes at telecommunication wavelengths,” Phys. Rev. B78(16), 165431 (2008). [CrossRef]
P. Berini, “Plasmon-polariton waves guided by thin lossy metal films of finite width: Bound modes of symmetric structures,” Phys. Rev. B61(15), 10484–10503 (2000). [CrossRef]
T. Holmgaard and S. Bozhevolnyi, “Theoretical analysis of dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-polariton waveguides,” Phys. Rev. B75(24), 245405 (2007). [CrossRef]

Other

H. Reather, “Surface plasmons on smooth and rough surfaces and on gratings” (Springer-Verlag, 1988).

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