This work studies a new design of a near field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) probe based on a ZnO nanowire sub-wavelength waveguide terminated with a plasmonic gold nanoparticle. Three-dimensional finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulation is used to visualize light guiding in the nanowire and near field coupling between the plasmonic nanoparticle and the substrate. The simulation results reveal local field enhancement at the gap between the nanoparticle and a gold substrate when the nanowire axis is tilted from the substrate normal by a small angle. The enhancement occurs only along the cross section plane that is parallel to the polarization of the excitation laser beam. The regime of field enhancement is much smaller than the diameter of the 100 nm plasmonic particle, making the nanowire probe well suited for NSOM with superior spatial resolution and signal to noise ratio compared to the state of the art.
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ASME 2008 First International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer
June 6–9, 2008
Tainan, Taiwan
Conference Sponsors:
- Nanotechnology Institute
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0-7918-4292-4
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Simulation of Electromagnetic Field Distribution at a Nanowire Probe for Near Field Scanning Optical Microscopy
Nathan P. Malcolm,
Nathan P. Malcolm
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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Alex J. Heltzel,
Alex J. Heltzel
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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John R. Howell
John R. Howell
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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Nathan P. Malcolm
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Alex J. Heltzel
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Li Shi
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
John R. Howell
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Paper No:
MNHT2008-52078, pp. 1309-1312; 4 pages
Published Online:
June 22, 2009
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Malcolm, NP, Heltzel, AJ, Shi, L, & Howell, JR. "Simulation of Electromagnetic Field Distribution at a Nanowire Probe for Near Field Scanning Optical Microscopy." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 First International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer. ASME 2008 First International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer, Parts A and B. Tainan, Taiwan. June 6–9, 2008. pp. 1309-1312. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MNHT2008-52078
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