中国物理B ›› 2010, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (11): 117304-117305.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/19/11/117304

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Optimizing bowtie structure parameters for specific incident light

王乔1, 吴世法1, 李旭峰1, 王晓钢2   

  1. (1)MOE Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Beams, School of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China; (2)State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology and School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 收稿日期:2010-03-19 修回日期:2010-06-03 出版日期:2010-11-15 发布日期:2010-11-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10975012).

Optimizing bowtie structure parameters for specific incident light

Wang Qiao(王乔)a), Wu Shi-Fa(吴世法)a), Li Xu-Feng(李旭峰)a), and Wang Xiao-Gang(王晓钢)b)†   

  1. a MOE Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Beams, School of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China; b State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology and School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • Received:2010-03-19 Revised:2010-06-03 Online:2010-11-15 Published:2010-11-15
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10975012).

摘要: We investigate optical properties of a bowtie-shaped aperture using the finite difference time domain method to optimize its geometric parameters for specific incident lights. The influence of the parameters on local field enhancement and resonant wavelength in the visible frequency range is numerically analysed. It is found that the major resonance of the spectrum is exponentially depended on the bowtie angle but independent of the whole aperture size. The simulation also demonstrates that increasing the aperture size raises the local field intensity on the exit plane due to an enlarged interaction area between the light and the metal medium. And the near-field spot size is closely related to the gap. Based on these results, the design rules of the bowtie structure can be optimized for specific wavelengths excited.

Abstract: We investigate optical properties of a bowtie-shaped aperture using the finite difference time domain method to optimize its geometric parameters for specific incident lights. The influence of the parameters on local field enhancement and resonant wavelength in the visible frequency range is numerically analysed. It is found that the major resonance of the spectrum is exponentially depended on the bowtie angle but independent of the whole aperture size. The simulation also demonstrates that increasing the aperture size raises the local field intensity on the exit plane due to an enlarged interaction area between the light and the metal medium. And the near-field spot size is closely related to the gap. Based on these results, the design rules of the bowtie structure can be optimized for specific wavelengths excited.

Key words: bowtie aperture, localized surface plasmons, finite difference time domain method

中图分类号:  (Finite-difference methods)

  • 02.70.Bf
78.67.-n (Optical properties of low-dimensional, mesoscopic, and nanoscale materials and structures)