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Utilization of Plasmonic and Photonic Crystal Nanostructures for Enhanced Micro- and Nanoparticle Manipulation
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Plasmonic-photonic crystal coupled nanolaser
Taiping Zhang1, Ségolène Callard, Cécile Jamois
1Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon (INL), UMR 5270 CNRS-ECL-INSA-UCBL, Université de Lyon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, Ecully, 69134, France.
Nanotechnology
|July 18, 2014
Summary
We developed a novel hybrid nanolaser combining photonic crystals and nano-antennas for enhanced light confinement. This new device fabrication method enables reproducible production of advanced nanophotonic devices.
Area of Science:
- Photonics
- Nanotechnology
- Optics
Background:
- Dielectric photonic crystal cavities offer efficient light harvesting.
- Optical nano-antennas provide extraordinary light confinement capabilities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and demonstrate a hybrid photonic-plasmonic nanolaser.
- To combine photonic and plasmonic functionalities for advanced nanodevices.
Main Methods:
- Novel fabrication method using multi-step electron-beam lithography.
- Fully top-down approach for precise antenna positioning.
- Development of hybrid photonic-plasmonic nanostructures.
Main Results:
- Robust and reproducible production of hybrid nanolaser structures.
- Demonstration of coherent coupling between photonic and plasmonic modes.
- Successful integration of dielectric photonic crystal cavities and optical nano-antennas.
Conclusions:
- The developed fabrication method enables precise construction of hybrid nanolasers.
- Coherent coupling of photonic and plasmonic modes is achieved.
- This work paves the way for new hybrid nanophotonic devices.
