Near-field optical power transmission of dipole nano-antennas

Şendur, Kürşat and Baran, Eray Abdurrahman (2009) Near-field optical power transmission of dipole nano-antennas. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 96 (2-3). pp. 325-335. ISSN 0946-2171 (print version), 1432-0649 (online version)

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Abstract

Nano-antennas in functional plasmonic applications require high near-field optical power transmission. In this study, a model is developed to compute the near-field optical power transmission in the vicinity of a nano-antenna. To increase the near-field optical power transmission from a nano-antenna, a tightly focused beam of light is utilized to illuminate a metallic nano-antenna. The modeling and simulation of these structures is performed using 3-D finite element method based full-wave solutions of Maxwell’s equations. Using the optical power transmission model, the interaction of a focused beam of light with plasmonic nanoantennas is investigated. In addition, the tightly focused beam of light is passed through a band-pass filter to identify the effect of various regions of the angular spectrum to the near-field radiation of a dipole nano-antenna. An extensive parametric study is performed to quantify the effects of various parameters on the transmission efficiency of dipole nano-antennas, including length, thickness, width, and the composition of the antenna, as well as the wavelength and half-beam angle of incident light. An optimal dipole nanoantenna geometry is identified based on the parameter studies in this work. In addition, the results of this study show the interaction of the optimized dipole nano-antenna with a magnetic recording medium when it is illuminated with a focused beam of light.
Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Mechatronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Kürşat Şendur
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2009 10:15
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2019 16:45
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/11647

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