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Elsayed AM, Ahmed AM, Aly AH. Glucose sensor modeling based on Fano resonance excitation in titania nanotube photonic crystal coated by titanium nitride as a plasmonic material. APPLIED OPTICS 2022; 61:1668-1674. [PMID: 35297843 DOI: 10.1364/ao.443621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The brilliant optical properties of plasmonic metal nitrides improve many applications. Modeling of light-confining Fano resonance based on a titanium nitride (TiN)-coated titanium oxide one-dimensional photonic crystal is investigated as a glucose sensor. There is a cavity layer filled with a glucose solution between the TiN thin layer and photonic crystals. The reflection spectrum is calculated numerically by using Bruggeman's effective medium approximation and transfer matrix method. The effect of plasmonic layer thickness, cavity layer thickness, and the thicknesses of the titanium oxide nanotube layers are optimized to achieve a high performance sensor. The result shows that the Fano resonances shift to higher wavelengths with increasing glucose concentration. The best sensitivity of the optimized biosensor is about 3798.32 nm/RIU. Also, the sensor performance parameters such as the limit of detection, figure of merit, and quality factor are discussed. The proposed sensor can be of potential interest due to its easy fabrication and higher performance than many previous reported sensors in the sensing field.
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Jani R, Das SC, Zahura F, Islam H, Al-Quaderi GD, Mahdy MRC. Plasmonic octamer objects: reversal of near-field optical binding force without the aid of backgrounds. APPLIED OPTICS 2021; 60:10124-10131. [PMID: 34807119 DOI: 10.1364/ao.435982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In recent years, the near-field optical binding force has gained a lot of interest in the field of optical manipulation. The reversal of the near-field binding force, a new, to the best of our knowledge, kind of optical manipulation, has so far been investigated mostly between dimers and in a very few cases among tetramers by utilizing the help of suitable substrates or backgrounds. Until now, no known way to control the near-field optical binding force among octamer configurations has been found, to our knowledge. In this paper, we propose a plasmonic (silver) octamer configuration where we demonstrate the control and reversal (attraction and repulsion) of the near-field optical binding force of octamers by illuminating the system with a TM polarized Bessel beam. The control of the binding force and its reversal is explained based on the polarization and gradient forces created by the Bessel beam. As the aid of a background or substrate is not required, our proposed simplified approach has the potential to open up novel ways of manipulating multiple particles. Our investigation also implicitly suggests that for future research on controlling the reversal of the near-field optical binding force of multiple particles, Bessel beams can be the appropriate choice instead of plane waves.
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Zhang Y, Min C, Dou X, Wang X, Urbach HP, Somekh MG, Yuan X. Plasmonic tweezers: for nanoscale optical trapping and beyond. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2021; 10:59. [PMID: 33731693 PMCID: PMC7969631 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-021-00474-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Optical tweezers and associated manipulation tools in the far field have had a major impact on scientific and engineering research by offering precise manipulation of small objects. More recently, the possibility of performing manipulation with surface plasmons has opened opportunities not feasible with conventional far-field optical methods. The use of surface plasmon techniques enables excitation of hotspots much smaller than the free-space wavelength; with this confinement, the plasmonic field facilitates trapping of various nanostructures and materials with higher precision. The successful manipulation of small particles has fostered numerous and expanding applications. In this paper, we review the principles of and developments in plasmonic tweezers techniques, including both nanostructure-assisted platforms and structureless systems. Construction methods and evaluation criteria of the techniques are presented, aiming to provide a guide for the design and optimization of the systems. The most common novel applications of plasmonic tweezers, namely, sorting and transport, sensing and imaging, and especially those in a biological context, are critically discussed. Finally, we consider the future of the development and new potential applications of this technique and discuss prospects for its impact on science.
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- Yuquan Zhang
- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
- Optics Research Group, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628CJ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Optics Research Group, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628CJ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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Xiao F, Zhang J, Yu W, Zhu W, Mei T, Premaratne M, Zhao J. Reversible optical binding force in a plasmonic heterodimer under radially polarized beam illumination. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:3000-3008. [PMID: 32121976 DOI: 10.1364/oe.380057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We investigated the optical binding force in a plasmonic heterodimer structure consisting of two nano-disks. It is found that when illuminated by a tightly focused radially polarized beam (RPB), the plasmon modes of the two nano-disks are strongly hybridized, forming bonding/antibonding modes. An interesting observation of this setup is that the direction of the optical binding force can be controlled by changing the wavelength of illumination, the location of the dimer, the diameter of the nano-disks, and the dimer gap size. Further analysis yields that the inhomogeneous polarization state of RPB can be utilized to readily control the bonding type of plasmon modes and distribute the underlying local field confined in the gap (the periphery) of the dimer, leading to a positive (negative) optical binding force. Our findings provide a clear strategy to engineer optical binding forces via changes in device geometry and its illumination profile. Thus, we envision a significant role for our device in emerging nanophotonics structures.
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Guo K, Zhang YL, Qian C, Fung KH. Electric dipole-quadrupole hybridization induced enhancement of second-harmonic generation in T-shaped plasmonic heterodimers. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:11984-11993. [PMID: 29716115 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.011984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this work, we demonstrate computationally that electric dipole-quadrupole hybridization (EDQH) could be utilized to enhance plasmonic SHG efficiency. To this end, we construct T-shaped plasmonic heterodimers consisting of a short and a long gold nanorod with finite element method simulation. By controlling the strength of capacitive coupling between two gold nanorods, we explore the effect of EDQH evolution on the SHG process, including the SHG efficiency enhancement, corresponding near-field distribution, and far-field radiation pattern. Simulation results demonstrate that EDQH could enhance the SHG efficiency by a factor >100 in comparison with that achieved by an isolated gold nanorod. Additionally, the far-field pattern of the SHG could be adjusted beyond the well-known quadrupolar distribution and confirms that EDQH plays an important role in the SHG process.
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Mahdy MRC, Danesh M, Zhang T, Ding W, Rivy HM, Chowdhury AB, Mehmood MQ. Plasmonic Spherical Heterodimers: Reversal of Optical Binding Force Based on the Forced Breaking of Symmetry. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3164. [PMID: 29453371 PMCID: PMC5816674 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21498-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The stimulating connection between the reversal of near-field plasmonic binding force and the role of symmetry-breaking has not been investigated comprehensively in the literature. In this work, the symmetry of spherical plasmonic heterodimer-setup is broken forcefully by shining the light from a specific side of the set-up instead of impinging it from the top. We demonstrate that for the forced symmetry-broken spherical heterodimer-configurations: reversal of lateral and longitudinal near-field binding force follow completely distinct mechanisms. Interestingly, the reversal of longitudinal binding force can be easily controlled either by changing the direction of light propagation or by varying their relative orientation. This simple process of controlling binding force may open a novel generic way of optical manipulation even with the heterodimers of other shapes. Though it is commonly believed that the reversal of near-field plasmonic binding force should naturally occur for the presence of bonding and anti-bonding modes or at least for the Fano resonance (and plasmonic forces mostly arise from the surface force), our study based on Lorentz-force dynamics suggests notably opposite proposals for the aforementioned cases. Observations in this article can be very useful for improved sensors, particle clustering and aggregation.
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Affiliation(s)
- M R C Mahdy
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, 117583, Singapore, Singapore.
- Pi Labs Bangladesh Ltd., ARA Bhaban, 39, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, 117583, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, 117583, Singapore, Singapore
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117456, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, 117583, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology University of the Punjab, 54000, Lahore, Pakistan
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