Title :
Plasmonic nanopatch antennas for large purcell enhancement
Author :
Akselrod, Gleb M. ; Argyropoulos, Christos ; Hoang, Thang B. ; Ciraci, Cristian ; Chao Fang ; Jiani Huang ; Smith, David R. ; Mikkelsen, Maiken H.
Author_Institution :
Center for Metamaterials & Integrated Plasmonics, Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate Purcell enhancements of-1000 from fluorescent molecules embedded in a plasmonic antenna with sub-10 nm gap between metals. Simulations and experiments reveal the high radiative efficiency and directionality of the antenna.
Keywords :
directive antennas; fluorescence; microstrip antennas; nanophotonics; plasmonics; Purcell enhancements; antenna directionality; fluorescent molecules; plasmonic nanopatch antennas; radiative efficiency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
