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PIER PIER B PIER C PIER M PIER Letters
2010-05-28
Optimizing Nano-Optical Antenna for the Enhancement of Spontaneous Emission
By
Hui Gao,

    Dr. Hui Gao

    School of Information Science and Engineering

    Shandong University

    China

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Kang Li,

    Dr. Kang Li

    Shandong University

    China

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Fanmin Kong,

    Dr. Fanmin Kong

    CETA

    Shandong University

    China

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Hao Xie,

    Dr. Hao Xie

    School of Information Science and Engineering

    Shandong University

    China

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Jia Zhao

    Dr. Jia Zhao

    School of Information Science and Enginee

    Shandong University

    China

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 104, 313-331, 2010
doi:10.2528/PIER09111607
Abstract
We study the characteristics of nano-optical antenna made of two gold nano-particles by three dimensional numerical calculations in visible and near infrared bands. To carry the computational burden and guarantee the precision and speed of a three dimensional FDTD calculation, adaptive mesh refinement technology is used. In this paper, we first highlight the concrete way of controlling the emitter position and orientation to fulfill the requirements of larger spontaneous emission enhancement. Then, we analyze the far field distribution and find that the far fied directivity is strongly influenced by surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs). Choosing the incident wavelength of 600 nm, we compute the decay rates and radiant efficiency as a function of antenna geometry limitations. Next, the particle aspect ratio is optimized, and we obtain that L/R = 4 is the best for our optical-antenna. Furthermore, we present a spectrum analysis. Around 5000 fold spontaneous emission enhancement is successfully achieved. Finally, we find a piecewise linearity relationship between the particle length and resonant wavelength.
Citation
Hui Gao, Kang Li, Fanmin Kong, Hao Xie, and Jia Zhao, "Optimizing Nano-Optical Antenna for the Enhancement of Spontaneous Emission," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 104, 313-331, 2010.
doi:10.2528/PIER09111607
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