基于表面等离激元交叉耦合作用的纳米金属双缝异常透射现象

利用二维时域有限差分方法研究了非对称纳米金属双缝结构在薄隔层情况下对光波的异常透射特性,以及狭缝长度、狭缝数目和入射角度对透射特性的影响.研究发现,该双缝结构中传导的表面等离激元波通过渗透中间隔层材料产生交叉耦合作用,形成对称和反对称耦合模式,导致其透射谱在特定波长位置处形成双共振峰传输和一个透射率为零的透射抑制现象;双缝结构中表面等离激元波交叉耦合作用的本质是其横向电场分量渗入中间隔层材料产生的相互干涉作用,而横向电场分量的初始相位差决定双缝结构中形成的表面等离激元波耦合模式的类型.由于双缝结构的透射极值与各狭缝腔内的法布里-珀罗共振效应密切相关,因此狭缝长度决定透射极值的波长位置,而狭缝数目和入射角度只影响透射峰的传输效率.该双缝结构具备光学滤波和空间分光功能,在新型纳米光子器件领域具有潜在的应用价值.     

内嵌矩形腔楔形金属狭缝的增强透射

金属薄膜上亚波长金属狭缝的非共振光增强透射对宽频带光子器件的设计具有重要意义. 为增强金属狭缝的光透射, 设计了内嵌矩形腔楔形金属狭缝阵列, 并用有限元方法研究了该结构的透射特性. 结果表明, 内嵌矩形腔的楔形金属狭缝阵列比无矩形腔的楔形金属狭缝阵列透射率高. 此外, 还研究了矩形腔的结构参数和位置对内嵌矩形腔楔形金属狭缝阵列透射特性的影响. 这些结果将对设计具有更高透射能力的金属狭缝具有一定的指导意义. 关键词： 光异常透射 金属狭缝 表面等离极化激元     

一维金属光栅的透射光学特性

利用时域有限差分法模拟了一维金属光栅的透射光场的分布及光栅厚度等因素对透射光谱的影响.结果表明:特定波长的光通过金属光栅中的亚波长狭缝时有异常大的透过率增强.分析其物理起源,认为是类FabryPerot(FP)腔作用的结果.基底介电常量对类FP腔长度的调制导致了对透射光谱的影响.金属光栅表面激发的表面等离子体激元波与多缝干涉一样,对透射光谱有一定的影响,但不是形成增强的原因 关键词： 金属光栅 透射光学特性     

金属层亚波长狭缝中光波耦合

亚波长波导能够控制光在亚波长的尺寸中以很小损耗传输,在集成光学中有广泛的应用。利用二维时域有限差分(FDTD)法,研究了光波在金属层中亚波长两狭缝之间的耦合过程。分别在较厚的金属层前表面和后表面刻上两个狭缝,纵向错开一定距离(间距),横向重叠一定长度(耦合长度),两个狭缝能够将光波从金属层的前表面耦合到后表面。改变两个狭缝长度、间距和耦合长度等参数,耦合波长和效率发生明显变化。结合振幅分布,认为光波在两狭缝形成波导共振,前表面狭缝的共振将入射波能量耦合进入狭缝中,后表面狭缝的共振将能量耦合出去,两个狭缝之间通过隧穿效应耦合。     

环形狭缝腔阵列光学特性的研究

设计了一种六角密排的二维环形纳米腔阵列结构, 利用时域有限差分算法对该结构的光学特性进行了探究. 仿真结果表明, 在线性偏振光入射时, 环形腔内可以形成多重圆柱形表面等离激元谐振, 谐振波长的个数和大小与环形腔的结构参数相关. 根据透、反射光谱, 电场矢量的模式分布及截面电荷密度的分布, 谐振波长处形成圆柱形表面等离激元, 谐振波长处入射光能量大部分在环形腔内损耗, 此时反射率为极小值, 环形腔内的电场增强效应为极大值(光强增强可达1065倍). 谐振波长与环形腔的结构参数(狭缝内径、狭缝外径、膜厚、环境介质折射率、金属的材质)相关, 通过调节结构参数, 谐振波长在350–2000 nm范围内可调. 通过对比相同结构参数的单个环形腔和环形腔阵列的仿真结果, 周期排布对环形腔内的圆柱形表面等离激元吸收峰位置影响不明显. 该结构反射光谱对入射光电矢量偏振方向不敏感. 谐振波长的可调控性对于表面拉曼增强和表面等离激元共振传感器的设计与优化具有指导性意义, 且应用于折射率传感器时灵敏度可达1850 nm/RIU.     

空气中一维声栅对微粒的声操控

本文对一维空气声栅表面微粒受到的声辐射力进行了详细的理论研究.首先采用有限元方法研究一维声栅的透射性质及表面声场分布,然后将有限元与动量张量积分结合研究处于一维声栅表面微粒受到的声辐射力特征.声栅共振透射增强是表面周期衍射波与狭缝Fabry-Perot共振耦合形成的,并且与声栅周期和厚度密切相关.研究发现,当共振波长与声栅周期相当时,微粒在其表面可受到指向声栅板面的声吸引力;当共振波长为声栅周期的二倍及以上,微粒可受到指向狭缝中的吸引力,且强度远小于第一种情况的吸引力.因此,在声栅处于共振波长与周期相当的共振模式时,可以在空气中利用声栅表面操控、吸引和排列微粒.     

线性色散理论描述内腔EIT介质的正交模式分裂

正交模分裂(或真空Rabi分裂)是原子与光学腔构成的复合系统实现强相互作用的一个典型现象.本文理论研究了三能级原子介质与腔构成的复合系统,利用线性色散理论将腔内三能级原子自感应透明(EIT)介质的吸收和色散引入光学腔透射公式,非常直观清晰得到腔透射谱的三个分裂峰,它是由腔内EIT介质的吸收和色散特性使一个共振腔模分裂为三个腔模.该方法可以推广到腔内含有任意色散和吸收的介质.     

TE激励下金属光栅电荷振荡的异常透射及其表面波分析

 利用时域有限差分法,对TE偏振光（电场平行狭缝方向）激励下,不同结构和参数的带电介质亚波长一维金属光栅的光场分布进行了数值模拟实验。根据金属表面电荷分布理论和表面波理论对此现象进行了物理机理分析,通过分析可以得出在金属狭缝处产生柱面表面波,这种表面波可以突破衍射极限,从而引起异常透射;并且根据Ag的表面电荷分布及其激发机理分析,得到了透射峰位置与介质覆层厚度变化的动态响应以及金属薄膜厚度改变时透射率与波长变化的动态关系,确定了柱面表面波是该异常透射现象产生的一个重要原因。理论分析与模拟实验结果一致,从而为TE偏振光激励下的异常透射机理深入研究和结构参数的选择提供了较好的理论依据。     

薄膜法布里-珀罗滤光片的偏振特性

用特征矩阵法研究了薄膜法布里-珀罗滤光片的偏振特性。研究发现:随着入射角增大,s偏振光透射模和p偏振光透射模的波长逐渐分离,但分离的幅度较小;随着入射角增大,s偏振光透射模的透射率作幅度较大的震荡变化,而p偏振光透射模的透射率变化较小;当入射角以1°/100的间隔变化时,可以在透射模波长不变的情况下,使s偏振光透射模的透射率发生显著变化,而p偏振光透射模的透射率基本不变。薄膜法布里-珀罗滤光片的偏振特性可以在角度变化的测量中发挥重要作用。     

开口狭缝调制的耦合微腔中表面等离激元诱导透明特性

耦合的波导-微腔结构在光滤波器、光调制器中有着广泛的应用.结构的光传输性质主要由模式的耦合强度来决定,而耦合强度通常通过控制结构间的几何间距来实现.由于电磁波在金属中急剧衰减,这为控制金属微腔中模式的耦合带来了巨大的挑战.本文利用金属微腔中法布里-珀罗模式的共振特性,在微腔中引入开口狭缝,通过调节狭缝的缝宽以及偏移位置,来控制模式的泄漏率以及耦合强度,实现了可调控的表面等离激元诱导透明效应.当狭缝的开口宽度或者偏移量增加时,结构透射谱的透射峰值和半高全宽也会相应地增加.狭缝的几何参数变化会对结构共振特性产生调制,文中通过时域耦合模理论对相应的物理机进行了解释.本文的结果为实现利于加工的紧凑表面等离激元器件提供了思路.     

Transmission of light through coaxial and non-coaxial double-layer gold slit arrays

We investigate numerically the transmittance of light through gold double-layer structures with periodic coaxial and non-coaxial slits. We attribute the enhanced optical transmission to the surface plasmon resonance collaborating with the localized waveguide resonance. The transmission spectra and the surface electric fields are used to characterize the resonances of both types. For the coaxial system, with the increase of the slit width of the second layer, the resonance peak values of both types increase sharply at first until the two layers have the same slit width and then decrease dramatically; additionally, the center of the localized waveguide resonance peak shifts to shorter wavelength noticeably, but the surface plasmon peak center moves negligibly. As regards the non-coaxial structure, it shows a similar behavior of the localized waveguide resonance peak to that of the coaxial one; however, the surface plasmon resonance peak behaves in a different way. These results may be associated with the surface plasmon coupling modes and the Fabry–Perot cavity modes in the double-layer structure.     

Optical transmission through subwavelength slit apertures in metallic films

Transmission of polarized light through subwavelength slit apertures is studied in visible and near infrared range wavelengths. We examine the roles played by the slit apertures, such as length, depth, period and number of slits. The experiment results, including dispersion curves, demonstrate among other things that the surface plasmon polariton and Fabry-Perot waveguide modes collectively dictate the transmission properties of subwavelength slit arrays and that as they approach each other, not only large gaps are formed but also mode interconversion occurs. These findings are discussed and compared to theoretical predictions.     

Waveguide resonance of subwavelength metallic slits

The transmission characteristics of a metallic film with subwavelength periodic slits are investigated by using the two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method (2D-FDTD). Two models are constructed to show the dependance of the transmission spectrum on the slit structure. A sandwiched structure is used to exhibit the contribution of the metallic wall inside slits to the extraordinary high transmission. And a filled slit structure is employed to reflect the relation between the average refractive index inside the slits and the transmission spectrum of the structure. The transmission characteristics of two structures can be explained well with the waveguide resonance theory.     

Transmission of light through metallic Z-shaped slit array with inner metallic bar

The transmission of a normally incident wave through a Z-shaped channel metallic slit array with metallic bar inside has been investigated by using finite-difference time-domain method. It is obtained that transmission spectra are nearly the same of the slit array with straight channel as that with Z-shaped channel in the condition the material of the slit array the same as that of the inner bar. If the Au bar is replaced by Al of the Au slit array, both resonance modes red shift obviously, especially for the structure with bent channel. Along with the width of the inner bar increasing, the localized waveguide resonance mode red shifts regularly with a tiny decrease of the peak value of all the kinds of composed structure introduced here, and the surface plasmon resonance mode red shifts regularly accompanied by peak value changing uniformly for the structures with only one type of metal. However, the surface plasmon resonance behaves different obviously, its center peak first moves to a larger wavelength fast, then red shifts slowly, for the Au-film Al-bar structure, but that moves in a very small wavelength range for the Al-film Au-bar one. The results obtained here are helpful to design subwavelength optical devices.     

Enhanced optical reflection and multiple-peak transmission from a subwavelength slit with surface corrugations

We have observed a new phenomenon of the enhanced optical reflection and transmission from a subwavelength metallic slit with surface corrugations. The reflected energy is focused by the periodic structure and our experiment shows that it is more effective than a planar metal surface in real situations. The transmission spectrum performs the feature of a multipeak narrow-band transmission with a wavelength spacing of 1.4 nm resulting from the FP cavity resonance in the substrate film. Such optical response properties of our sample will be very useful for applications in many fields including wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) optical communications systems.     

Enhanced transmission through periodic arrays of subwavelength holes: the role of localized waveguide resonances

By using the rigid full-vectorial three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method, we show that the enhanced transmission through a metallic film with a periodic array of subwavelength holes results from two different resonances: (i) localized waveguide resonances where each air hole can be considered as a section of metallic waveguide with both ends open to free space, forming a low-quality-factor resonator, and (ii) well-recognized surface plasmon resonances due to the periodicity. These two different resonances can be characterized from electromagnetic band structures in the structured metal film. In addition, we show that the shape effect in the enhanced transmission through the Au film with subwavelength holes is attributed to the localized waveguide resonance.     

Enhanced optical transmission through double-layer gold slit arrays

We investigate the relationship between the transmission and the layer distance of double-layer gold slit arrays by using the finite-difference time-domain method.The results show that the transmission properties can be influenced strongly by layer distance.We attribute the two types of resonant modes to surface plasmon resonance and the localised waveguide resonance.We find that the localised waveguide transmission peak redshifts and becomes broader with increasing layer distance D.We also describe and explain the splitting,shift,and degeneration of the surface plasmon resonant transmission peak theoretically.In addition,to clarify the physical mechanism of the transmission behaviours,we analyse the distributions of electric field and total energy for the three transmission peaks with distance D=45 nm for the double-layer system.Light transporting behaviours are mostly concentrated in the region of the slits as well as the interspaces of the two layers,and for different resonant wavelengths the electric field and energy distributions are different.It is expected that the results obtained here will be helpful for designing subwavelength metallic grating devices.     

Multiple paths to enhance optical transmission through a single subwavelength slit

In this Letter, we explore transmission properties of a single subwavelength slit flanked by a finite array of grooves made on a thick metallic film. We identify three main mechanisms that can enhance optical transmission: groove cavity mode excitation (controlled by the depth of the grooves), in-phase groove reemission (controlled by the period of the groove array), and slit waveguide mode (controlled by the thickness of the metal film). By tuning these geometrical parameters, enhancements of transmission of light by up to 2 orders of magnitude can be achieved when all three mechanisms coincide. Experimental verification of these findings is also shown for structured silver films fabricated by focused-ion-beam milling.     

Cavity resonant mode in a metal film perforated with two-dimensional triangular lattice hole arrays

The transmission property of metallic films with two-dimensional hole arrays is studied experimentally and numerically. For a triangular lattice subwavelength hole array in a 150 nm thick Ag film, both cavity resonance and planar surface modes are identified as the sources of enhanced optical transmissions. Semi-analytical models are developed for calculating the dispersion relation of the cavity resonant mode. They agree well with the experimental results and full-wave numerical calculations. Strong interaction between the cavity resonant mode and surface modes is also observed.     

Controllable electromagnetic transmission based on metallic nanoslit with a microcavity

In this paper, we explore the electromagnetic transmission through a vertical metallic nanoslit with a horizontal microcavity. The introduction of microcavity gives rise to the changes of slit transmission spectrum in the number and amplitude of transmission peak and dip, owing to the electromagnetic coupling between slit and microcavity. The transmission through the slit with microcavity strongly depends on whether the isolated slit is in resonance or not, and the microcavity resonance is an additional factor that influences the transmission. The transmission spectrum can be adjusted by changing the opening position of slit, and the slit depth, the width and depth of microcavity. Our results are analysed and discussed from the view of Fano resonance. These results may be of value in tuning electromagnetic wave in subwavelength optics and designing plasmonic devices based on composite metallic nanoslit structures.