13 research outputs found
Plasmonic interferometry: probing launching dipoles in scanning-probe plasmonics
We develop a semi-analytical method for analyzing surface plasmon
interferometry using near-field scanning optical sources. We compare our
approach to Young double hole interferometry experiments using scanning
tunneling microscope (STM) discussed in the literature and realize experiments
with an aperture near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) source
positioned near a ring like aperture slit milled in a thick gold film. In both
cases the agreement between experiments and model is very good. We emphasize
the role of dipole orientations and discuss the role of magnetic versus
electric dipole contributions to the imaging process as well as the
directionality of the effective dipoles associated with the various optical and
plasmonic sources.Comment: To appear in Journal of Applied Physics (2014
Quantum plasmonics: second-order coherence of surface plasmons launched by quantum emitters into a metallic film
We address the issue of the second-order coherence of single surface plasmons
launched by a quantum source of light into extended gold films. The quantum
source of light is made of a scanning fluorescent nanodiamond hosting five
nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color centers. By using a specially designed microscopy
that combines near-field optics with far-field leakage-radiation microscopy in
the Fourier space and adapted spatial filtering, we find that the quantum
statistics of the initial source of light is preserved after conversion to
surface plasmons and propagation along the polycrystalline gold film.Comment: Second version with minor changes made to comply with Referees'
comments. Editorially approved for publication in Phys. Rev. B on 22 June
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Sondes actives en champ proche pour la plasmonique et la plasmonique quantique
Les plasmons de surface (SP) sont des modes du champ électromagnétique confinés à l'interface entre un métal et un diélectrique. De par leur nature hybride, les SP permettent de concentrer et manipuler la lumière à des échelles sub-longueur d'onde. Ces propriétés sans précédent suscitent un grand intérêt, en particulier pour le transport et le traitement de l'information quantique mais aussi pour le contrôle de l'émission spontanée d'émetteurs fluorescents. Les études présentées dans ce manuscrit s'intéressent au couplage de nanostructures plasmoniques avec des nanoparticules luminescentes. L'outil utilisé est un microscope optique en champ proche (SNOM) dans lequel la nano-source de lumière est un nano-objet fluorescent attaché en bout de pointe (sonde active). Cette technique permet à la fois d'augmenter la résolution théorique accessible en SNOM mais aussi de positionner la sonde avec une précision nanométrique et de l'exciter directement grâce à la lumière laser injectée dans la fibre optique. En utilisant uniquement la lumière émise par l'objet, ces pointes ouvrent la voie à des études originales en nano-optique et en plasmonique. Dans ce travail de thèse, deux aspects distincts ont été abordés. D'une part, nous avons étudié les propriétés des plasmons de surface dans le régime de la plasmonique quantique en utilisant pour cela une sonde active fabriquée à base d'un émetteur de photons uniques, le centre NV (nitrogen-vacancy) contenu dans les nano-diamants. Les résultats fondamentaux obtenus sur ce système permettent d'envisager de nombreuses expériences en plasmonique quantique. D'autre part, le travail de développement des sondes actives à base de nanocristaux de YAG (yttrium-aluminum garnet) dopés au cérium a été poursuivi. Ces sondes nous ont permis de démarrer de nouvelles études sur les résonances plasmoniques localisées de particules colloïdales en or.Surface plasmons (SPs) are modes of the electromagnetic field confined at the interface between a metal and a dielectric. Due to their hybrid nature, the SPs can be used to concentrate and handle light on subwavelength scales. These unprecedented properties draw great interest, in particular for quantum information transport and processing and also for the control of spontaneous emission of fluorescent emitters. The studies presented in this manuscript report the coupling of plasmonic nanostructures with luminescent nanoparticles. The tool we use is a scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM), in which the nano-source of light is a fluorescent nano-object attached at the end of the probe (active tip). This technique allows not only to reach a better optical resolution in SNOM but also to position the nano-emitter with a nanometre precision and to excite it directly thanks to the laser light injected into the optical fibre. By using only the light emitted by the object, these tips open the way to original studies in nano-optics and plasmonics. In this work, two distinct aspects were studied. First, we studied the properties of the SPs in the quantum plasmonics regime. For this purpose, we used an active tip based on single photons emitters which are the NV centres (nitrogen-vacancy centre) hosted in nanodiamonds. The fundamental results obtained on this system make it possible to consider many other quantum plasmonics experiments. In addition, a different type of active tips based on Cerium-doped YAG (yttrium-aluminum garnet) nanoparticules was developed. These probes allow us to start new studies on localised plasmonic resonances in colloidal gold particles.SAVOIE-SCD - Bib.électronique (730659901) / SudocGRENOBLE1/INP-Bib.électronique (384210012) / SudocGRENOBLE2/3-Bib.électronique (384219901) / SudocSudocFranceF
YAG nano-light sources with high Ce concentration
We investigate the luminescence properties of 10 nm YAG nanoparticles doped
with Ce ions at 0.2%, 4% and 13% that are designed as active probes for
Scanning Near field Optical Microscopy. They are produced by a physical method
without any subsequent treatment, which is imposed by the desired application.
The structural analysis reveals the amorphous nature of the particles, which we
relate to some compositional defect as indicated by the elemental analysis. The
optimum emission is obtained with a doping level of 4%. The emission of the YAG
nanoparticles doped at 0.2% is strongly perturbed by the crystalline disorder
whereas the 13% doped particles hardly exhibit any luminescence. In the latter
case, the presence of Ce4+ ions is confirmed, indicating that the Ce
concentration is too high to be incorporated efficiently in YAG nanoparticles
in the trivalent state. By a unique procedure combining cathodoluminescence and
Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, we demonstrate that the enhancement of
the particles luminescence yield is not proportional to the doping
concentration, the emission enhancement being larger than the Ce concentration
increase. Time-resolved photoluminescence reveals the presence of quenching
centres likely related to the crystalline disorder as well as the presence of
two distinct Ce ions populations. Eventually, nano-cathodoluminescence
indicates that the emission and therefore the distribution of the doping Ce
ions and of the defects are homogeneous
Leakage radiation microscopy of surface plasmons launched by a nanodiamond-based tip
Leakage-radiation microscopy of a thin gold film demonstrates the ability of
an ensemble of fluorescent diamond nanoparticles attached onto the apex of an
optical tip to serve as an efficient near-field surface-plasmon polariton
launcher. The implementation of the nanodiamond-based tip in a near-field
scanning optical microscope will allow for an accurate control on the launching
position, thereby opening the way to scanning plasmonics.Comment: 21st European Conf. on Diamond, Diamond- Like Materials, Carbon
Nanotubes, and Nitrides: "Diamond 2010", Budapest, September 2010 (Oral by
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Sondes actives en champ proche pour la plasmonique et la plasmonique quantique
Surface plasmons (SPs) are modes of the electromagnetic field confined at the interface between a metal and a dielectric. Due to their hybrid nature, the SPs can be used to concentrate and handle light on subwavelength scales. These unprecedented properties draw great interest, in particular for quantum information transport and processing and also for the control of spontaneous emission of fluorescent emitters. The studies presented in this manuscript report the coupling of plasmonic nanostructures with luminescent nanoparticles. The tool we use is a scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM), in which the nano-source of light is a fluorescent nano-object attached at the end of the probe (active tip). This technique allows not only to reach a better optical resolution in SNOM but also to position the nano-emitter with a nanometre precision and to excite it directly thanks to the laser light injected into the optical fibre. By using only the light emitted by the object, these tips open the way to original studies in nano-optics and plasmonics. In this work, two distinct aspects were studied. First, we studied the properties of the SPs in the quantum plasmonics regime. For this purpose, we used an active tip based on single photons emitters which are the NV centres (nitrogen-vacancy centre) hosted in nanodiamonds. The fundamental results obtained on this system make it possible to consider many other quantum plasmonics experiments. In addition, a different type of active tips based on Cerium-doped YAG (yttrium-aluminum garnet) nanoparticules was developed. These probes allow us to start new studies on localised plasmonic resonances in colloidal gold particles.Les plasmons de surface (SP) sont des modes du champ électromagnétique confinés à l'interface entre un métal et un diélectrique. De par leur nature hybride, les SP permettent de concentrer et manipuler la lumière à des échelles sub-longueur d'onde. Ces propriétés sans précédent suscitent un grand intérêt, en particulier pour le transport et le traitement de l'information quantique mais aussi pour le contrôle de l'émission spontanée d'émetteurs fluorescents. Les études présentées dans ce manuscrit s'intéressent au couplage de nanostructures plasmoniques avec des nanoparticules luminescentes. L'outil utilisé est un microscope optique en champ proche (SNOM) dans lequel la nano-source de lumière est un nano-objet fluorescent attaché en bout de pointe (sonde active). Cette technique permet à la fois d'augmenter la résolution théorique accessible en SNOM mais aussi de positionner la sonde avec une précision nanométrique et de l'exciter directement grâce à la lumière laser injectée dans la fibre optique. En utilisant uniquement la lumière émise par l'objet, ces pointes ouvrent la voie à des études originales en nano-optique et en plasmonique. Dans ce travail de thèse, deux aspects distincts ont été abordés. D'une part, nous avons étudié les propriétés des plasmons de surface dans le régime de la plasmonique quantique en utilisant pour cela une sonde active fabriquée à base d'un émetteur de photons uniques, le centre NV (nitrogen-vacancy) contenu dans les nano-diamants. Les résultats fondamentaux obtenus sur ce système permettent d'envisager de nombreuses expériences en plasmonique quantique. D'autre part, le travail de développement des sondes actives à base de nanocristaux de YAG (yttrium-aluminum garnet) dopés au cérium a été poursuivi. Ces sondes nous ont permis de démarrer de nouvelles études sur les résonances plasmoniques localisées de particules colloïdales en or
Near-field active tips for plasmonics and quantum plasmonics
Les plasmons de surface (SP) sont des modes du champ électromagnétique confinés à l'interface entre un métal et un diélectrique. De par leur nature hybride, les SP permettent de concentrer et manipuler la lumière à des échelles sub-longueur d'onde. Ces propriétés sans précédent suscitent un grand intérêt, en particulier pour le transport et le traitement de l'information quantique mais aussi pour le contrôle de l'émission spontanée d'émetteurs fluorescents. Les études présentées dans ce manuscrit s'intéressent au couplage de nanostructures plasmoniques avec des nanoparticules luminescentes. L'outil utilisé est un microscope optique en champ proche (SNOM) dans lequel la nano-source de lumière est un nano-objet fluorescent attaché en bout de pointe (sonde active). Cette technique permet à la fois d'augmenter la résolution théorique accessible en SNOM mais aussi de positionner la sonde avec une précision nanométrique et de l'exciter directement grâce à la lumière laser injectée dans la fibre optique. En utilisant uniquement la lumière émise par l'objet, ces pointes ouvrent la voie à des études originales en nano-optique et en plasmonique. Dans ce travail de thèse, deux aspects distincts ont été abordés. D'une part, nous avons étudié les propriétés des plasmons de surface dans le régime de la plasmonique quantique en utilisant pour cela une sonde active fabriquée à base d'un émetteur de photons uniques, le centre NV (nitrogen-vacancy) contenu dans les nano-diamants. Les résultats fondamentaux obtenus sur ce système permettent d'envisager de nombreuses expériences en plasmonique quantique. D'autre part, le travail de développement des sondes actives à base de nanocristaux de YAG (yttrium-aluminum garnet) dopés au cérium a été poursuivi. Ces sondes nous ont permis de démarrer de nouvelles études sur les résonances plasmoniques localisées de particules colloïdales en or.Surface plasmons (SPs) are modes of the electromagnetic field confined at the interface between a metal and a dielectric. Due to their hybrid nature, the SPs can be used to concentrate and handle light on subwavelength scales. These unprecedented properties draw great interest, in particular for quantum information transport and processing and also for the control of spontaneous emission of fluorescent emitters. The studies presented in this manuscript report the coupling of plasmonic nanostructures with luminescent nanoparticles. The tool we use is a scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM), in which the nano-source of light is a fluorescent nano-object attached at the end of the probe (active tip). This technique allows not only to reach a better optical resolution in SNOM but also to position the nano-emitter with a nanometre precision and to excite it directly thanks to the laser light injected into the optical fibre. By using only the light emitted by the object, these tips open the way to original studies in nano-optics and plasmonics. In this work, two distinct aspects were studied. First, we studied the properties of the SPs in the quantum plasmonics regime. For this purpose, we used an active tip based on single photons emitters which are the NV centres (nitrogen-vacancy centre) hosted in nanodiamonds. The fundamental results obtained on this system make it possible to consider many other quantum plasmonics experiments. In addition, a different type of active tips based on Cerium-doped YAG (yttrium-aluminum garnet) nanoparticules was developed. These probes allow us to start new studies on localised plasmonic resonances in colloidal gold particles
Scanning plasmonic microscopy by image reconstruction from the Fourier space
International audienceWe demonstrate a simple scheme for high-resolution imaging of nanoplasmonic structures that basically removes most of the resolution limiting allowed light usually transmitted to the far field. This is achieved by implementing a Fourier lens in a near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) operating in the leakage-radiation microscopy (LRM) mode. The method consists of reconstructing optical images solely from the plasmonic 'forbidden' light collected in the Fourier space. It is demonstrated by using a point-like nanodiamond-based tip that illuminates a thin gold film patterned with a sub-wavelength annular slit. The reconstructed image of the slit shows a spatial resolution enhanced by a factor compared to NSOM images acquired directly in the real space
Near-field scanning single-photon microscopy with an ultrasmall nanodiamond: how good can the resolution be?
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'Deterministic' quantum plasmonics
International audienceWe demonstrate 'deterministic' launching of propagative quantum surface-plasmon polaritons at freely chosen positions on gold plasmonic receptacles. This is achieved by using as plasmon launcher a near-field scanning optical source made of a diamond nanocrystal with two Nitrogen-Vacancy color-center occupancy. Our demonstration relies on leakage-radiation microscopy of a thin homogeneous gold film and on near-field optical microscopy of a nanostructured thick gold film. Our work paves the way to future fundamental studies and applications in quantum plasmonics that require an accurate positioning of single-plasmon sources and may open a new branch in plasmonics and nanophotonics, namely scanning quantum plasmonics