Spatially and spectrally resolved orbital angular momentum interactions in plasmonic vortex generators
Abstract
Understanding the near-field electromagnetic interactions that produce optical orbital angular momentum (OAM) is crucial for integrating twisted light into nanotechnology. Here, we examine the cathodoluminescence (CL) of plasmonic vortices carrying OAM generated in spiral nanostructures. The nanospiral geometry defines a photonic local density of states that is sampled by the electron probe in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM), thus accessing the optical response of the plasmonic vortex with high spatial and spectral resolution. We map the full spectral dispersion of the plasmonic vortex in spiral structures designed to yield increasing topological charge. Additionally, we fabricate nested nanospirals and demonstrate that OAM from one nanospiral can be coupled to the nested nanospiral, resulting in enhanced luminescence in concentric spirals of like handedness with respect to concentric spirals of opposite handedness. The results illustrate the potential for generating and coupling plasmonic vortices in chiral nanostructures for sensitive detection and manipulation of optical OAM.
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- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1619545
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1505338; OSTI ID: 1597928
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-09ER46554; FG02-01ER45916; AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Light, Science & Applications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Light, Science & Applications Journal Volume: 8 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2047-7538
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
Citation Formats
Hachtel, Jordan A., Cho, Sang-Yeon, Davidson, II, Roderick B., Feldman, Matthew A., Chisholm, Matthew F., Haglund, Richard F., Idrobo, Juan Carlos, Pantelides, Sokrates T., and Lawrie, Benjamin J. Spatially and spectrally resolved orbital angular momentum interactions in plasmonic vortex generators. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41377-019-0136-z.
Hachtel, Jordan A., Cho, Sang-Yeon, Davidson, II, Roderick B., Feldman, Matthew A., Chisholm, Matthew F., Haglund, Richard F., Idrobo, Juan Carlos, Pantelides, Sokrates T., & Lawrie, Benjamin J. Spatially and spectrally resolved orbital angular momentum interactions in plasmonic vortex generators. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0136-z
Hachtel, Jordan A., Cho, Sang-Yeon, Davidson, II, Roderick B., Feldman, Matthew A., Chisholm, Matthew F., Haglund, Richard F., Idrobo, Juan Carlos, Pantelides, Sokrates T., and Lawrie, Benjamin J. Wed .
"Spatially and spectrally resolved orbital angular momentum interactions in plasmonic vortex generators". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0136-z.
@article{osti_1619545,
title = {Spatially and spectrally resolved orbital angular momentum interactions in plasmonic vortex generators},
author = {Hachtel, Jordan A. and Cho, Sang-Yeon and Davidson, II, Roderick B. and Feldman, Matthew A. and Chisholm, Matthew F. and Haglund, Richard F. and Idrobo, Juan Carlos and Pantelides, Sokrates T. and Lawrie, Benjamin J.},
abstractNote = {Understanding the near-field electromagnetic interactions that produce optical orbital angular momentum (OAM) is crucial for integrating twisted light into nanotechnology. Here, we examine the cathodoluminescence (CL) of plasmonic vortices carrying OAM generated in spiral nanostructures. The nanospiral geometry defines a photonic local density of states that is sampled by the electron probe in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM), thus accessing the optical response of the plasmonic vortex with high spatial and spectral resolution. We map the full spectral dispersion of the plasmonic vortex in spiral structures designed to yield increasing topological charge. Additionally, we fabricate nested nanospirals and demonstrate that OAM from one nanospiral can be coupled to the nested nanospiral, resulting in enhanced luminescence in concentric spirals of like handedness with respect to concentric spirals of opposite handedness. The results illustrate the potential for generating and coupling plasmonic vortices in chiral nanostructures for sensitive detection and manipulation of optical OAM.},
doi = {10.1038/s41377-019-0136-z},
journal = {Light, Science & Applications},
number = 1,
volume = 8,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Wed Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Wed Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0136-z
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