Title :
Fluorescent scanning near-field probe maps the radiative and non-radiative local density of optical states at the nanometer scale
Author :
Krachmalnicoff, V. ; Cao, Daming ; Caze, A. ; Calabrese, M. ; Pierrat, R. ; Bardou, N. ; Collin, S. ; Carminati, R. ; De Wilde, Y.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Langevin, ESPCI ParisTech, Paris, France
Abstract :
We present a novel approach for mapping the radiative and non-radiative local density of states in the near-field of a nanostructure by using a fluorescent near-field probe. Experiments are in quantitative agreement with numerical simulations.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; near-field scanning optical microscopy; plasmonics; fluorescent scanning near-field probe maps; nanostructure; nonradiative local density-of-optical states; plasmonic nanoantenna; radiative local density-of-optical states; Gold; Nanobioscience; Nanostructures; Numerical simulation; Photonics; Plasmons; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
