Title :
Thermo-plasmonic resonances in hybrid metallo-dielectric nano-particles: Towards tunable standalone nano-sensors
Author :
Florous, Nikolaos John ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Murao, Tadashi ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Division of Media and Network Technologies, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0814, Japan
Abstract :
We theoretically investigate the intense nano-focusing of light through a novel family of metallo-dielectric nano-particles mediated by thermo-plasmonic resonances. The results show a significant sensitivity of the plasmonic resonance to temperature and environmental fluctuations.
Keywords :
Dielectrics; Electron optics; Nanostructures; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Permittivity; Physical optics; Plasmons; Resonance light scattering; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431148
