Title :
Optical antennas for vector near-field imaging
Author :
Olmon, Robert L. ; Saraf, Laxmikant ; Krenz, Peter M. ; Boreman, Glenn ; Raschke, Markus
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
A new method for nano-engineering the optical antenna properties of scanning probe tips by combining focused ion beam milling with nano-CVD is presented. We demonstrate the capabilities by probing specific vector-field components of plasmonic nanostructures.
Keywords :
antennas; focused ion beam technology; milling; nanophotonics; plasmonics; focused ion beam milling; nano-CVD; nano-engineering; optical antenna; plasmonic nanostructures; scanning probe tips; vector near-field imaging; vector-field components; Atom optics; Geometrical optics; Nanostructures; Optical devices; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Particle beam optics; Plasmons; Probes; (180.4243) Near-field microscopy; (220.4241) Nanostructure fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
