铝基银纳米阵列制备及其紫外-可见-近红外光吸收特性

基于阳极氧化铝模板,采用真空蒸镀技术,制备了高度有序的周期性银纳米球阵列.阵列几何结构参数调控实验发现,通过控制蒸镀厚度,可实现对阵列中银纳米球尺寸(直径)和间距的有效调控,进而有效实现对紫外-可见-近红外各波段吸收峰位和峰宽的调制.吸收光谱测试显示,该纳米阵列在紫外、可见和近红外波段都具有明显的电磁波吸收特性.时域有限差分理论模拟结合实验分析不同波段光吸收特性的物理机制,紫外超窄强吸收为银、铝介电环境非对称诱发的法诺共振,可见波段吸收源自于银纳米粒子局域表面等离子体共振,近红外波段强吸收为银纳米球阵列表面晶格共振所激发.     

银纳米棒双体结构的表面等离子体共振光学特性研究

利用时域有限差分方法,研究了银纳米棒双体结构的散射光谱及其电场分布,并对其局域表面等离子体耦合共振特性进行了分析。研究表明随着银纳米棒之间的距离变大,其表面等离子共振峰的强度逐渐变弱,横向四极模式和横向偶极模式峰位基本不变。纳米棒半径的增加和夹角的变大,都会引起峰值强度明显增强。通过场分布计算发现,纳米棒半径的增加和夹角的变大都可以在颗粒的近场区域产生"热点",这种局域电磁场显著的增强对表面增强拉曼散射、荧光探针、纳米催化等方面的应用具有参考价值。     

基于半环结构的法诺共振透射特性研究（英文）

基于表面等离子激元理论提出一个由金属-介质-金属波导和半环切口组成的波导结构,应用时域有限差分法研究了该结构的透射特性.仿真结果表明:透射光谱中产生一个类似法诺共振线形的共振谷,该法诺共振由半环切口中连续态与离散态的相互干涉所致,其共振波长可以通过改变半环切口的结构参量进行调节,该结构灵敏度约为575nm/RIU,品质因数可达5 671.添加一个矩形谐振腔于该结构上可产生多重法诺共振,品质因数为6 555,此特征能为波导结构的设计提供极大的灵活性,有望在光学集成回路、纳米传感器方面得到比较广泛的应用.     

基于内嵌旋转银纳米方块圆形纳米腔的折射率传感器（英文）

本文设计了一个基于内嵌可旋转银纳米方块圆形纳米腔的金属-介质-金属波导滤波器,并用时域有限差分算法进行了表征。由于旋转的银纳米方块破坏了圆形纳米腔原有的对称稳态磁场分布,因而产生了一种新的振动模式。这种新的振动模式依赖于内嵌旋转银纳米方块的旋转角度和边长。与没有嵌入银纳米方块和嵌入银纳米方块没有旋转时的金属-介质-金属波导滤波器相比,内嵌入旋转的银纳米方块的金属-介质-金属波导滤波器对周围介质折射率的微小变化更加敏感。因此,该结构在生物传感器方面具有潜在应用。     

银纳米粒子阵列中衍射诱导高品质因子的四偶极晶格等离子体模式

金属纳米颗粒阵列中形成的四偶极晶格共振模式具有低辐射损耗、高品质因子的特性,因此广泛应用于纳米激光、传感、固态照明等领域.基于时域有限差分法在均匀环境下研究了银纳米圆柱阵列的光谱与近场特性.研究结果表明,在x偏振光直入射下,通过调节阵列x方向的周期,共振强度先增加后降低,当两个方向上的周期相等时,提出的阵列结构能够产生一个线宽约0.4 nm、品质因子高达1815的四偶极晶格共振模式,这种共振模式呈现出Fano线型的透射谷;调控y方向的周期能够实现从Fano线型的透射峰到透射谷的转变.本文说明了粒子大小、晶格周期对四偶极晶格共振模式的重要性,同时为银纳米颗粒在可见光波段设计高品质因子共振提供了优化策略.     

X形谐振腔的共振及其差动传感特性研究

亚波长金属结构中的共振在纳米传感器领域是很重要的.本文研究了金属结构中纳米腔的共振特性及传感应用.构建了相关的倾斜腔、V形腔和X形腔,其中V形腔由两个倾斜腔构成,X形腔由两个V形腔构成.利用时域有限差分方法模拟了三种腔与波导的耦合作用,并应用耦合模理论对透射谱进行拟合验证.应用驻波理论分析了三种腔内共振的物理机制,发现...     

对称纳米棒三聚体结构的Fano共振特性研究

利用时域有限差分方法,理论研究了由中间短棒和两侧长棒构成的对称金纳米棒三聚体结构的光学性质,分析了结构参数和介电环境对其Fano共振特性的影响.结果表明:随着中间短棒长度、三棒整体尺寸或短棒两侧介质折射率的减小,Fano共振谷蓝移;棒间距的增大同样导致Fano共振谷蓝移,但边棒长度的变化对Fano共振谷位的影响较小;同时,随着纳米结构参数或介电环境的变化,Fano共振谷两侧共振峰强度发生改变,共振对比度先增大后减小.通过比较纳米结构截面的电磁场和电流密度矢量分布发现,共振谷两侧光谱强度的变化源于结构参数或介电环境引起的等离激元共振模式的改变.研究结果对基于Fano共振可控的纳米结构设计有一定的参考意义.     

基于纳米金属-石墨烯耦合的多频段等离激元诱导透明

提出了基于银纳米棒、银纳米盘和石墨烯耦合的多频段等离激元诱导透明(PIT)电磁模型,通过时域有限差分和辐射双振荡器(RTO)模型从数值计算和理论研究两方面分析了模型的电磁特性.结果表明:由于银纳米棒与银纳米盘、银纳米棒与银纳米棒之间的明模-明模耦合,可以实现在单频段PIT效应的基础之上,进一步产生双频段和三频段的PIT效应.其次,通过改变石墨烯的化学电位势,可以在单频段、双频段和三频段PIT模型中同时实现谐振频率和透射振幅的可调性.当化学势增大时,各频段PIT窗口的谐振频率将会逐渐增大,发生蓝移.此外,随着化学势增加,银盘和银棒表面电荷数会不断增加、表面电场将不断增强.同时,银盘和银棒、银棒和银棒之间的耦合强度也将逐渐增强.因此,各频段PIT的透射振幅将会逐渐减小,振幅调制深度逐渐增大.进一步研究了单频段PIT模型的传感特性,该模型随背景材料折射率变化的灵敏度达到了3906.6 nm/RIU.这为多频带滤波、超灵敏传感器的设计提供了理论参考.     

锥形空心银波导的聚焦特性

利用时域有限差分(FDTD)方法数值演示了一种能光学引导和聚焦激光的锥形空心银波导,数值模拟结果表明这种锥形空心银波导能把激光聚焦成一个极小的、直径只有1 μm、强度高度局域性的光斑.对锥形波导能光学引导和聚焦激光的物理机理作了分析和探索,并进一步探讨了激光倾斜入射、波导几何结构对锥形波导聚焦特性造成的影响,这些研究结果对于锥形光学的应用、快点火或产生高能带电粒子中锥靶结构的最佳设计具有重要的参考价值. 关键词： 锥形波导 聚焦特性 时域有限差分     

“θ”型谐振腔结构的光学透射特性

应用有限元方法研究了在圆形谐振腔结构内嵌椭圆形棒("θ"型谐振腔结构)的光学透射特性,结果表明,该结构对于光学滤波具有很强的可调性.另外,通过调节椭圆结构的倾斜角度破坏该结构的对称性,能够产生明显的法诺共振效应.这些结构对于光学滤波和折射率传感器结构的设计有一定的指导意义.     

Surface plasmon polariton coupling between a metal nanowire and a metal helix

The transmittance and steady-state electrical field distribution of a silver nanowire–helix system are investigated using the finite-difference time-domain method. In the nanowire–helix system, surface plasmon polaritons are coupled into the helix or squeezed into the space between the nanowire and helix. The transmittance strongly depends on the topologic shapes of the helix, especially the pitch height. Thus, the nanowire–helix system enables the detection of the displacement associated with helical deformation.     

基于六角格子光子晶体波导的高效全光二极管设计

提出了一种基于六角格子光子晶体波导微腔和Fabry-Perot(FP)腔非对称耦合的全光二极管结构, 它由一个包含非线性Kerr介质的高Q值微腔与一个光子晶体波导中的FP腔组成. 通过有限时域差分方法对其传输特性进行了仿真, 发现通过两腔的非对称耦合可以实现在特定光强度下的正向传输、反向截止的功能. 在靠近微腔方向光入射时, 特定强度的光可以激发非线性微腔的Kerr效应, 改变了Fano腔的共振频率, 从而变成透射状态. 而远离微腔方向光入射, 由于这个不对称的结构造成场局域的分布不对称, 激发微腔Kerr效应的光强还不够, 所以光不能透射. 所设计的全光二极管结构具有良好的性能参数: 最大透射率高和高透射比、光强阈值低和易于集成等.     

Fano resonance in asymmetric gold nano-dimers with square and rectangular sections

The Fano resonances of the asymmetric dimers of gold nanowires with square and rectangular sections are investigated by using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. It is found that the Fano resonance peak can be switched on and off by laying or removing the rectangular section nanowire aside the square section one. There is only one dipole resonance mode of a single gold nanowire with a square section on the dielectric substrate, and it redshifts obviously accompanied with the FWHM being broadened along with the side width of the nanowire increasing. A Fano resonance appears when another gold nanowire with the rectangular section is laid aside the one with a square section. The peak value and FWHM of the Fano resonance mode increase obviously with the distance between the two nanowires getting larger. Meanwhile, it can be modulated by the height of the rectangular section nanowire. In addition, they can be regulated by the width and rotating angle of the rectangular section nanowire, but the peak value stays the same. The mechanisms for these behaviors are associated with the interaction of the superradiant and subradiant modes, and the corresponding electric field distributions are plotted to verify this. It is expected that the results will be useful for the design of wavelength biosensing and other new optical devices.     

Tunable Fano resonances and plasmonic hybridization of gold triangle–rod dimer nanostructure

A gold dimer structure consisting of a notched triangle nanoslice and a rectangle nanorod is proposed to produce distinct Fano resonance. Owing to the coupling between the dipole plasmon mode of the nanorod and the dipole or quadrupole plasmon mode of the nanoslice, the extinction spectrum with a deep Fano dip is formed and can be well fitted by the Fano interference model for different geometry parameters. In addition, Fano resonance of the gold dimer nanostructure also intensely depends on the polarization direction of incident light. Moreover, Fano resonance of the triangle–rod trimer is also analyzed by adding another nanorod into the former dimer and exhibits the splitting of plasmonic resonant peak in high order coupling modes. The plasmonic hybridizations in these nanostructures have been analyzed for revealing the physical origin of the Fano resonance.     

Plasmonic properties of two-dimensional metallic nanoholes fabricated by focused ion beam lithography

Plasmonic metallic nanoholes are widely used to focus or image in the nanoscale field. In this article, we present the results of the design, fabrication, and plasmonic properties of a two-dimensional metallic pentagram nanohole array. The nanoholes can excite the extraordinary transmission phenomenon. We used the finite-difference time-domain method to design the transmission and the localized surface plasmon resonance electric field distribution in the near field. The focused ion beam method was used to fabricate the nanoholes. The transmittance in the far field was measured by a scanning spectrophotometer. The difference between the design and the experimental results may be caused by the conversion between the near field and the far field. The near field electric field distribution on the surface plasmonic nanoholes was measured by a near-field scanning optical microscope. From our results, we found that the maximum transmission of the nanoholes is 2.4. Therefore, our plasmonic nanohole can significantly enhance the transmission by exciting the plasmonic phenomenon on the surface of the nanostructures.     

Fano resonances in dipole-quadrupole plasmon coupling nanorod dimers

We theoretically investigate the plasmon coupling in metallic nanorod dimers. A pronounced dip is found in the extinction spectrum due to plasmonic Fano resonance, which is induced by destructive interference between the bright dipole plasmon of a short nanorod and the dark quadrupole plasmon of a long nanorod. This Fano interference can also be explained as the coupling between the bright and dark modes both supported by the whole dimer. The Fano resonance can be tuned by adjusting the spatial or spectral separation between two nanorods in the dimer.     

Fano resonances in complex plasmonic super-nanoclusters: The effect of environmental modifications on the LSPR sensitivity

In this study, gold nanodisk clusters in heptamer orientations as clusters were used to design a super-heptamer consisting of one central and six peripheral heptamers. We examined the position and movement of the plasmon and Fano resonances by sketching the spectral response of the superstructure for various nanodisk dimensions. The quality of the interference between the superradiant and subradiant plasmon resonance modes of the nanodisk clusters was found to depend strongly on the structural configuration and the refractive index of the environmental medium. We replaced the central heptamer with a nanodisk and probed the position of the Fano resonance by geometrically altering the nanodisk structure. Finally, the effect of the dielectric environment on the plasmon response of both of the studied structures was examined numerically and theoretically. The localized surface plasmon resonance sensitivity of the finite plasmonic structures to the presence of liquid substances was investigated and shown by plotting the linear figure of merit. The finite-difference time-domain method was used as a numerical tool to investigate the plasmon response of the structure.     

亚波长周期性各向异性金属薄膜的等离子体共振特性

基于各向异性模型,运用全矢量的3维时域有限差分法（FDTD）,研究了在外磁场作用下,亚波长周期性各向异性金属薄膜的表面等离子体共振机制和特性,即由周期性穿孔形成的局域波导共振和由周期性结构引起的光子晶体共振效应。研究发现:当薄膜厚度一定时,两种等离子体共振模式都会随着外磁场的增大而向短波方向移动;而当外磁场一定、薄膜变厚时,周期结构因素引起的共振传输峰向长波方向转移,波导共振传输峰向短波方向转移;通过调控外加磁场的大小或方向可控制光通过金属薄膜的增强传输效应。     

亚波长周期性各向异性金属薄膜的等离子体共振特性

 基于各向异性模型,运用全矢量的3维时域有限差分法（FDTD）,研究了在外磁场作用下,亚波长周期性各向异性金属薄膜的表面等离子体共振机制和特性,即由周期性穿孔形成的局域波导共振和由周期性结构引起的光子晶体共振效应。研究发现:当薄膜厚度一定时,两种等离子体共振模式都会随着外磁场的增大而向短波方向移动;而当外磁场一定、薄膜变厚时,周期结构因素引起的共振传输峰向长波方向转移,波导共振传输峰向短波方向转移;通过调控外加磁场的大小或方向可控制光通过金属薄膜的增强传输效应。     

Coupling-induced excitation of a forbidden surface plasmon mode of a gold nanorod

Using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, we simulate the coupling between a gold nanorod and gold nanoparticles with different plasmonic resonant frequencies/volumes as well as that between the nanorod and a dielectric nanosphere. The influences of coupling with different nanoparticles on the excitation of a forbidden longitudinal surface plasmon mode of the nanorod under normal incidence are investigated. It is found that the cause of this excitation is the broken symmetry of the local electric field experienced by the nanorod resulting from the charge pileup on the other nanoparticle. This result is valuable for understanding the near-field optical characterization of plasmonic metal nanoparticles. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10821062 and 10804004), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB307001), and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 200800011023) Contributed by GONG QiHuang