Optical Nanotechnologies: The Manipulation of Surface and Local Plasmons (Topics in Applied Physics) (Topics in Applied Physics)

This Book Treats The Phenomena And Techniques Of Advanced Optics Confined In Nanometer-scale Regions, Especially Near-field Optics And Surface As Well As Local Plasmons. Written By Internationally Distinguished Scientists The Coverage Extends From The Basics To The Most Advanced Technologies, System Characteristics And Methods Of Manipulation. The Super-resolution Near-field Structure And Its Applications -- Near-field Optical Properties Of Super-resolution Near-field Structures -- Super-rens Media Using Alternative Recording Systems -- Metal-doped Ag-o Films As A Mask Layer For Super-rens Disks -- Transient Optical Properties Of Mask Layers For Super-rens Systems -- Thermal Lithography Technique For 100 Nm Fabrication -- The New Structures Of Super-resolution Near-field Phase Change Optical Disks And A New Mask Layer Material -- Polarization Dependence Of Readout Signals Beyond The Resolution Limit -- Signal Power Of Silver Oxide Super-rens Media -- Super-resolution Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy -- Optical Tunneling Effect And Surface Plasmon Resonance In Metallic Thin Films -- Coherent Spontaneous Emission Of Light Due To Surface Waves -- Plasmon Resonances In Nanowires. Junji Tominaga, Din P. Tsai (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Optical Nanotechnologies 1 Preface 3 Contents 5 The Super-Resolution Near-Field Structure and Its Applications 10 The Optical Near-Field and Its Application for High-Density Data Storage 10 Basic Principle of the Near-Field Optical Readout 11 Super-Resolution Near-Field Structure 14 Recording Mark Trains and Surface Plasmons in Optical Data Storage 19 Local Plasmon Photonic Transistor and Scattering 21 Potential of Super-RENS in Future 28 References 30 Index 32 Near-Field Optical Properties of Super-Resolution Near-Field Structures 33 Introduction 33 Tapping-Mode Tuning-Fork Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy 34 Near-Field Imaging of the Sb-Type Super-Resolution Near-Field Structure 36 Near-Field Imaging of the AgOx-Type Super-Resolution Near-Field Structure 39 Summary 42 References 42 Index 44 Super-RENS Media Using Alternative Recording Systems 45 Super-RENS with a Magneto-Optical Recording System 45 Introduction 45 Preparation 46 Results and Discussion 47 Super-RENS with Reactive Diffusion Recording System 50 Introduction 51 Preparation 51 Results and Discussion 53 References 57 Index 59 Metal-Doped Silver Oxide Films as a Mask Layer for the Super-RENS Disk 60 Introduction 60 Silver Oxide Film 61 Film Preparation 61 Thermal Decomposition Process 62 Metal-Doped Silver Oxide Film 64 Film Preparation 64 Thermal Decomposition Process 64 As a Mask Layer in the Super-RENS Disk 66 Summary 67 References 68 Index 69 Transient Optical Properties of the Mask Layer for the Super-RENS System 70 Introduction 70 Experimental 72 Transmittance and Reflectance Versus Input Light Power Measurement of Sb Thin Films in a Microscopic Area 73 Time Response Properties of Sb Films and AgOx Films 73 Spectral Changes of Sb Film and AgOx Film 75 Light Scattering Properties of AgOx Films 77 Relation between Rayleigh and Raman Scattering 79 Discussion 82 Conclusion 86 References 88 Index 89 A Thermal Lithography Technique Using a Minute Heat Spot of a Laser Beam for 100 nm Dimension Fabrication 90 Introduction 90 Technique 91 Experiment 93 References 96 Index 98 New Structures of the Super-Resolution Near-Field Phase-Change Optical Disk and a New Mask-Layer Material 99 Introduction 99 Description of the Reading and Recording Process for the Super-RENS and the Requirements for the Mask-Layer Material and the Super-RENS 101 Description of the Reading and Recording Process for the Super-RENS 101 Requirements for the Mask Layer 103 New Mask Material 103 New Structures 104 Theoretical Simulation 104 Optical Simulation 105 Modeling and Equations Used for Optical Simulation 105 Optical Simulation Results 107 Thermal Simulation 107 Modeling and Equations Used For Thermal Simulation 107 Thermal Simulation Results 108 Fabrication of the Disk 112 Measurement Results 112 Thermal Stability 112 Super-RENS Effect 114 Possible Mechanism of the Super-RENS 115 Conclusions 117 References 118 Index 120 Polarization Dependence Analysis of Readout Signals of Disks with Small Pits Beyond the Resolution Limit 121 Introduction 121 Polarization Dependence of Readout Signals of Super-RENS Disks 122 Simulation Model of a Super-RENS Disk 123 Intensity and Signal Distribution at the Exit Pupil Plane 124 Read-Out Signal Properties of a Super-RENS Disk 126 Polarization Dependence of the Read-Out Signals of the Super-ROM Disk 127 Simulation Model of a Super-ROM Disk 128 Simulation Results of a Model with 2T Pit Pattern 128 Conclusion 130 References 130 Index 131 Signal Power in the Angular Spectrum of AgOx SuperRENS Media 132 Introduction 132 Signal Power in the Angular Spectrum 134 Simulation 136 Scalar Model Configuration 136 Scalar Results in Reflection 138 Scalar Results in Transmission 140 FDTD Results in Reflection 144 Experimental Procedure 145 Experimental Results 146 Conclusions 150 References 151 Index 153 Super-Resolution Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy 154 Introduction 154 Experimental Scheme 155 Imaging of Photonic Nanopatterns 155 On the Mechanism of Tip Excitation 157 Highly Resolved SNOM Images of the Granular Structure of a Gold Film 158 Interpretation of the Experimental Images 160 Discussion 161 References 164 Index 166 Optical Tunneling Effect and Surface Plasmon Resonance from Nanostructures in a Metallic Thin Film 167 Introduction 167 One-Dimensional Theoretical Models 169 SPP and LSP Resonance in the One-Dimensional Deep-Grooved Grating 171 Implications for Randomly Distributed Grooves and Non-periodic Grooves 173 Conclusions 175 References 175 Index 177 Coherent Spontaneous Emission of Light Due to Surface Waves 178 Introduction 178 Spectral Properties of Emitted Thermal Near Fields 179 Spectrum of the Thermally Emitted Light 179 Examples: Near-Field Thermal Emission of SiC and Glass 180 Potential Applications 184 Radiative Heat Transfer at Nanometric Distances 185 Introduction 185 Contribution of Resonant Surface Waves 186 Spatial Coherence of Thermal Sources in the Near Field 189 Exact Calculations of the Spatial Correlation of the Field 189 Qualitative Discussion 191 A Spatially Coherent Thermal Source 193 Conclusions 196 References 197 Plasmon Resonances in Nanowires with a Non-regular Cross-Section 198 Introduction 198 Model 201 Metals at Optical Frequencies 201 Scattering Problem 202 Relation Between Shape and Resonance Spectrum 205 Polarization Charge Distributions 207 Field Enhancement and SERS 211 Influence of the Model Permittivity and of the Background 216 Conclusions and Outlook 218 References 219 Index 225 Index 226 Topics in Applied Physics 228 The Super-Resolution Near-Field Structure and Its Applications....Pages 1-23 Near-Field Optical Properties of Super-Resolution Near-Field Structures....Pages 23-34 Super-RENS Media Using Alternative Recording Systems....Pages 35-49 Metal-Doped Silver Oxide Films as a Mask Layer for the Super-RENS Disk....Pages 49-58 Transient Optical Properties of the Mask Layer for the Super-RENS System....Pages 59-78 A Thermal Lithography Technique Using a Minute Heat Spot of a Laser Beam for 100 nm Dimension Fabrication....Pages 79-87 New Structures of the Super-Resolution Near-Field Phase-Change Optical Disk and a New Mask-Layer Material....Pages 87-108 Polarization Dependence Analysis of Readout Signals of Disks with Small Pits Beyond the Resolution Limit....Pages 109-119 Signal Power in the Angular Spectrum of AgOx SuperRENS Media....Pages 119-140 Super-Resolution Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy....Pages 141-153 Optical Tunneling Effect and Surface Plasmon Resonance from Nanostructures in a Metallic Thin Film....Pages 153-163 Coherent Spontaneous Emission of Light Due to Surface Waves....Pages 163-182 Plasmon Resonances in Nanowires with a Non—regular Cross-Section....Pages 183-210 A unique book detailing important new techniques for nanoscale optics and spectroscopy and their application in information technology. Written by internationally distinguished scientists, the coverage extends from the basics to the most advanced technologies, system characteristics and methods of manipulation.