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2006
Tadashi Kawazoe, Takashi Yatsui, Motoichi Ohtsu
Nanophotonics using optical near fields Journal Article
In: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol. 352, no. 23, pp. 2492 - 2495, 2006, ISSN: 0022-3093, (review article).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Nanocrystals, Non-linear optics, QW, Review
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title = {Nanophotonics using optical near fields},
author = {Tadashi Kawazoe and Takashi Yatsui and Motoichi Ohtsu},
doi = {10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2006.03.023},
issn = {0022-3093},
year = {2006},
date = {2006-07-01},
journal = {Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids},
volume = {352},
number = {23},
pages = {2492 - 2495},
abstract = {This paper introduces recent successes in nanophotonics utilizing local electromagnetic interactions between a few nanometric elements (i.e., the optical near-field interaction). The sections of this paper review nanophotonic devices, nanofabrication, and systems for operating nanophotonic devices efficiently. Using CuCl quantum dots, the operations of an optical switch measuring 20-nm in size (i.e., a nanophotonic switch) and a nanometric optical condenser, which attracts optical energy into a 10-nm spot (i.e., an optical nano-fountain), were verified experimentally. The power consumption of these devices is only 1/100000 that of conventional electronic devices. A nanodot coupler fabricated from a linear array of closely spaced metallic nanoparticles has also been introduced for transmitting an optical signal to a nanophotonic device. To increase the optical far- to near-field conversion efficiency for transmission, a surface plasmon polariton (SPP) condenser was fabricated from hemispherical metallic nanoparticles, so that it worked as a ‘phased array’. The SPP can be focused with a spot size as small as 400nm.},
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This paper introduces recent successes in nanophotonics utilizing local electromagnetic interactions between a few nanometric elements (i.e., the optical near-field interaction). The sections of this paper review nanophotonic devices, nanofabrication, and systems for operating nanophotonic devices efficiently. Using CuCl quantum dots, the operations of an optical switch measuring 20-nm in size (i.e., a nanophotonic switch) and a nanometric optical condenser, which attracts optical energy into a 10-nm spot (i.e., an optical nano-fountain), were verified experimentally. The power consumption of these devices is only 1/100000 that of conventional electronic devices. A nanodot coupler fabricated from a linear array of closely spaced metallic nanoparticles has also been introduced for transmitting an optical signal to a nanophotonic device. To increase the optical far- to near-field conversion efficiency for transmission, a surface plasmon polariton (SPP) condenser was fabricated from hemispherical metallic nanoparticles, so that it worked as a ‘phased array’. The SPP can be focused with a spot size as small as 400nm.