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Area of Science:

  • Nanophotonics
  • Quantum Optics
  • Interferometry

Background:

  • Light transmission through sub-wavelength apertures (zero-mode waveguides, ZMW) modulates amplitude and phase.
  • ZMWs are crucial for various optical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and investigate a nanophotonic interferometer using two ZMWs for sensitive detection.
  • To quantify light transmission patterns and their dependence on asymmetry.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a nanophotonic interferometer with two ZMWs (∼100 nm diameter).
  • Monitoring transmitted light distribution in the back-focal plane using a microscope objective (1.3 N.A.).
  • Experimental and computational analysis of ZMW diameter variations and sample displacement.

Main Results:

  • Asymmetry from quantum dot binding or ZMW diameter difference produced similar transmission patterns.
  • A scalar asymmetry measure along the symmetry axis quantified these patterns.
  • Scalar asymmetry monotonically increased with ZMW diameter difference and was enhanced by slight sample displacement.

Conclusions:

  • The nanophotonic interferometer effectively detects nanoscale asymmetries.
  • Scalar asymmetry measure provides a robust quantification method.
  • Optimized detector geometry and polarization dependence were analyzed for various aperture separations.