In this paper we study the excitation of photonic nanojets (PNJ) in 3D dielectric cuboids by surface plasmons at telecommunication wavelengths. The analysis is done using the effective refractive index approach. It is shown that the refractive index contrast between the regions with and without cuboid should be roughly less than 2 in order to generate jets at the output of the cuboid. The best performance at λ0 = 1550 nm is obtained when the height of the cuboid is 160 nm producing a jet just at the output interface with a subwavelength resolution of 0.68λ0 and a high intensity enhancement (×5) at the focus. The multi‐wavelength response is also studied demonstrating that it is possible to use the proposed structure at different wavelengths. Finally, the backscattering enhancement is numerically evaluated by inserting a metal particle within the PNJ region, demonstrating a maximum value of ~2.44 dB for a gold sphere of radius 0.1λ0.
Summary Several mobile phase parameters were investigated for controlling enantioselective retention and resolution on a chiral stationary
phase made in-house. The chiral selector was the enzyme amyloglucosidase, which was immobilized onto a silica support via
reductive amination. The influences of the mobile phase pH, concentration and type of uncharged organic modifier, ionic strength
and column temperature on enantios-electivity were studied. The analysis time for resolving enantiomers could be adjusted
with only a minor decrease in enantioselectivity by using a high ionic strength mobile phase buffer. This indicated a retention
mechanism involving ion-exchange interactions. It was further confirmed by the decreasing enantioselectivity of amines when
using a mobile phase pH below the isoelectric point of the native protein. Interesting effects were observed when the organic
modifier concentration was increased and also when the column temperature was raised. Both retention and enantioselectivity
increased with increasing concentration of 2-propanol in the mobile phase. Examples are given where both enantioselectivity
and retention increased with increasing column temperature. Thermodynamic studies were performed to calculate the entropy
and enthalpy constants. The results showed that, depending on mobile phase composition, the enantioselective retention may
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