中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (9): 90206-090206.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/9/090206

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Ultra-elongated depth of focus of plasmonic lenses with concentric elliptical slits under Gaussian beam illumination

王婧, 付永启   

  1. School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
  • 收稿日期:2012-12-27 修回日期:2013-02-24 出版日期:2013-07-26 发布日期:2013-07-26
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11079014 and 61077010).

Ultra-elongated depth of focus of plasmonic lenses with concentric elliptical slits under Gaussian beam illumination

Wang Jing (王婧), Fu Yong-Qi (付永启)   

  1. School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
  • Received:2012-12-27 Revised:2013-02-24 Online:2013-07-26 Published:2013-07-26
  • Contact: Fu Yong-Qi E-mail:yqfu@uestc.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11079014 and 61077010).

摘要: In this paper, we discuss the influence of ratio of minor to major axis on the propagation property and focusing performance of a plasmonic lens with variant periodic concentric elliptical slits illuminating under a Gaussian beam. In order to analyse the influence theoretically, a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) numerical algorithm is adopted for the computational numerical calculation and the design of the plasmonic structure. The structure is flanked with penetrated slits through a 200-nm metal film (Au) which is coated on a quartz substrate. Tunability of focusing capability of the plasmonic lenses is studied by tailoring the ratio. Our calculation results demonstrate that the ratio of the elliptical slits greatly affects the focusing capability of the lense. The plasmonic lenses with concentric elliptical slits illuminating under a Gaussian beam have ultra-elongated depth of focus. These results are very encouraging for the future study of the plasmonic lens-based applications.

关键词: ultra-elongated depth of focus, plasmonic lenses, elliptical slits, finite-difference time-domain

Abstract: In this paper, we discuss the influence of ratio of minor to major axis on the propagation property and focusing performance of a plasmonic lens with variant periodic concentric elliptical slits illuminating under a Gaussian beam. In order to analyse the influence theoretically, a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) numerical algorithm is adopted for the computational numerical calculation and the design of the plasmonic structure. The structure is flanked with penetrated slits through a 200-nm metal film (Au) which is coated on a quartz substrate. Tunability of focusing capability of the plasmonic lenses is studied by tailoring the ratio. Our calculation results demonstrate that the ratio of the elliptical slits greatly affects the focusing capability of the lense. The plasmonic lenses with concentric elliptical slits illuminating under a Gaussian beam have ultra-elongated depth of focus. These results are very encouraging for the future study of the plasmonic lens-based applications.

Key words: ultra-elongated depth of focus, plasmonic lenses, elliptical slits, finite-difference time-domain

中图分类号:  (Computational techniques; simulations)

  • 02.70.-c
41.20.Jb (Electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation) 42.30.-d (Imaging and optical processing) 42.79.Bh (Lenses, prisms and mirrors)