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Title: Ultrasmall Mode Volumes in Plasmonic Cavities of Nanoparticle‐On‐Mirror Structures

Abstract

The mode volume and Purcell factor are two important parameters to assess the performance of optical nanocavities. Achieving small mode volumes and high Purcell factors for nanocavity structures while simplifying their fabrication has been a major task to realize high‐performance and large‐scale photonic devices and systems. Different optical resonators based on nanoparticle‐on‐mirror (NPoM) structures are systematically analyzed, which are easy to fabricate and flexible to use. Direct comparison of these optical resonators is made through finite‐difference time‐domain (FDTD) simulations. The achievement of ultrasmall mode volumes below 10 −7 based on the NPoM structure through FDTD simulations is demonstrated by rationally selecting the structural parameters. Such NPoM structures provide a decent Purcell factor on the order of 10 7 , which can effectively enhance spontaneous emission and facilitate a number of photonic applications. The simulation results are confirmed by dark field scattering and second‐harmonic generation measurements. This work is scientifically important and offers practical guidelines for the design of optical resonators for state‐of‐the‐art optical and photonic devices.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [1]
  1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
  2. Research Laboratory of Electronics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
  3. Department of Physics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin Hong Kong SAR China
  4. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA, Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1400783
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DE‐SC0001088; DE‐SC0001299/DE‐FG02‐09ER46577
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Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Small
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Small Journal Volume: 12 Journal Issue: 37; Journal ID: ISSN 1613-6810
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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Huang, Shengxi, Ming, Tian, Lin, Yuxuan, Ling, Xi, Ruan, Qifeng, Palacios, Tomás, Wang, Jianfang, Dresselhaus, Mildred, and Kong, Jing. Ultrasmall Mode Volumes in Plasmonic Cavities of Nanoparticle‐On‐Mirror Structures. Germany: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1002/smll.201601318.
Huang, Shengxi, Ming, Tian, Lin, Yuxuan, Ling, Xi, Ruan, Qifeng, Palacios, Tomás, Wang, Jianfang, Dresselhaus, Mildred, & Kong, Jing. Ultrasmall Mode Volumes in Plasmonic Cavities of Nanoparticle‐On‐Mirror Structures. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201601318
Huang, Shengxi, Ming, Tian, Lin, Yuxuan, Ling, Xi, Ruan, Qifeng, Palacios, Tomás, Wang, Jianfang, Dresselhaus, Mildred, and Kong, Jing. Fri . "Ultrasmall Mode Volumes in Plasmonic Cavities of Nanoparticle‐On‐Mirror Structures". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201601318.
@article{osti_1400783,
title = {Ultrasmall Mode Volumes in Plasmonic Cavities of Nanoparticle‐On‐Mirror Structures},
author = {Huang, Shengxi and Ming, Tian and Lin, Yuxuan and Ling, Xi and Ruan, Qifeng and Palacios, Tomás and Wang, Jianfang and Dresselhaus, Mildred and Kong, Jing},
abstractNote = {The mode volume and Purcell factor are two important parameters to assess the performance of optical nanocavities. Achieving small mode volumes and high Purcell factors for nanocavity structures while simplifying their fabrication has been a major task to realize high‐performance and large‐scale photonic devices and systems. Different optical resonators based on nanoparticle‐on‐mirror (NPoM) structures are systematically analyzed, which are easy to fabricate and flexible to use. Direct comparison of these optical resonators is made through finite‐difference time‐domain (FDTD) simulations. The achievement of ultrasmall mode volumes below 10 −7 based on the NPoM structure through FDTD simulations is demonstrated by rationally selecting the structural parameters. Such NPoM structures provide a decent Purcell factor on the order of 10 7 , which can effectively enhance spontaneous emission and facilitate a number of photonic applications. The simulation results are confirmed by dark field scattering and second‐harmonic generation measurements. This work is scientifically important and offers practical guidelines for the design of optical resonators for state‐of‐the‐art optical and photonic devices.},
doi = {10.1002/smll.201601318},
journal = {Small},
number = 37,
volume = 12,
place = {Germany},
year = {Fri Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Fri Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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