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Nicolas Bonod1, Evgeny Popov, Davy Gérard
1Institut Fresnel, Unité mixte de recherche de CNRS 6133, Aix-Marseille Université, case 161, ave. Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, 13397 Marseille, Cedex 20, France. nicolas.bonod@fresnel.fr
Abstract:
Numerical analysis of diffraction by a single aperture surrounded by a circular shallow channel in a metallic screen shows the possibility of a 50-fold increase of the electric field intensity inside the central aperture, when compared to the incident field. Detailed analysis of cavity modes and their coupling through surface plasmon wave determine the parameters leading to maximum field enhancement. This effect can be used in high-efficiency single-molecule fluorescence analysis in attoliter volumes.
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