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Liu L, Krasavin AV, Li J, Li L, Yang L, Guo X, Dai D, Zayats AV, Tong L, Wang P. Waveguide-Integrated Light-Emitting Metal-Insulator-Graphene Tunnel Junctions. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:3731-3738. [PMID: 37097286 PMCID: PMC10176563 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Ultrafast interfacing of electrical and optical signals at the nanoscale is highly desired for on-chip applications including optical interconnects and data processing devices. Here, we report electrically driven nanoscale optical sources based on metal-insulator-graphene tunnel junctions (MIG-TJs), featuring waveguided output with broadband spectral characteristics. Electrically driven inelastic tunneling in a MIG-TJ, realized by integrating a silver nanowire with graphene, provides broadband excitation of plasmonic modes in the junction with propagation lengths of several micrometers (∼10 times larger than that for metal-insulator-metal junctions), which therefore propagate toward the junction edge with low loss and couple to the nanowire waveguide with an efficiency of ∼70% (∼1000 times higher than that for metal-insulator-metal junctions). Alternatively, lateral coupling of the MIG-TJ to a semiconductor nanowire provides a platform for efficient outcoupling of electrically driven plasmonic signals to low-loss photonic waveguides, showing potential for applications at various integration levels.
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- Lufang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics and London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Photonic Sensing & Intelligent Imaging, Jiaxing 314000, China
- Intelligent Optics & Photonics Research Center, Jiaxing Research Institute Zhejiang University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Photonic Sensing & Intelligent Imaging, Jiaxing 314000, China
- Intelligent Optics & Photonics Research Center, Jiaxing Research Institute Zhejiang University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics and London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Photonic Sensing & Intelligent Imaging, Jiaxing 314000, China
- Intelligent Optics & Photonics Research Center, Jiaxing Research Institute Zhejiang University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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Guo X. Micro/Nanofiber-coupled low-dimensional structures for nanophotonic applications -INVITED. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202023808003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Optical micro/nanofiber, with diameter close to the wavelength of the waveguided light, leaves a considerably large fractional evanescent fields for coupling with low-dimensional functional nanostructures. Here I introduce our works on 4micro/nanofiber-coupled low-dimensional structures for nanophotonic applications including gas sensing and ultrashort pulse measurement.
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Micro/Nanofibre Optical Sensors: Challenges and Prospects. SENSORS 2018; 18:s18030903. [PMID: 30720780 PMCID: PMC5876663 DOI: 10.3390/s18030903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Micro/nanofibres (MNFs) are optical fibres with diameters close to or below the vacuum wavelength of visible or near-infrared light. Due to its wavelength- or sub-wavelength scale diameter and relatively large index contrast between the core and cladding, an MNF can offer engineerable waveguiding properties including optical confinement, fractional evanescent fields and surface intensity, which is very attractive to optical sensing on the micro and nanometer scale. In particular, the waveguided low-loss tightly confined large fractional evanescent fields, enabled by atomic level surface roughness and extraordinary geometric and material uniformity in a glass MNF, is one of its most prominent merits in realizing optical sensing with high sensitivity and great versatility. Meanwhile, the mesoporous matrix and small diameter of a polymer MNF, make it an excellent host fibre for functional materials for fast-response optical sensing. In this tutorial, we first introduce the basics of MNF optics and MNF optical sensors, and review the progress and current status of this field. Then, we discuss challenges and prospects of MNF sensors to some extent, with several clues for future studies. Finally, we conclude with a brief outlook for MNF optical sensors.
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Wei H, Pan D, Zhang S, Li Z, Li Q, Liu N, Wang W, Xu H. Plasmon Waveguiding in Nanowires. Chem Rev 2018; 118:2882-2926. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Hong Wei
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Nano-Photonics and Nano-Structure (NPNS), Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Physics and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Chen Q, Mei X, Shen Z, Wu D, Zhao Y, Wang L, Chen X, He G, Yu Z, Fang K, Sun D. Direct write micro/nano optical fibers by near-field melt electrospinning. OPTICS LETTERS 2017; 42:5106-5109. [PMID: 29240148 DOI: 10.1364/ol.42.005106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A simple fabrication method of micro/nano-optical fibers (MNOFs) based on near-field melt electrospinning (NMES) is proposed in this Letter. Single fibers with diameters ranging from 500 nm to 6 μm were directly written by near-field electrospinning of molten poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The morphology and transmission characteristics of single PMMA MNOFs were experimentally measured. The results showed that PMMA MNOFs have the advantages of smooth surfaces, uniform diameters, and low loss. As an example of one-step fabrication for MNOF devices, a planar helical MNOF structure was directly written and optically characterized. To demonstrate the versatility of the NMES process, in combination with the microfluidic technique, a liquid refractive index-sensing chip was fabricated and tested. Our results demonstrate that the proposed fabrication method has strong potential in the direct writing of patterned optical devices and heterogeneous integrated devices.
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Li YJ, Xiong X, Zou CL, Ren XF, Zhao YS. One-Dimensional Dielectric/Metallic Hybrid Materials for Photonic Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:3728-3743. [PMID: 25963844 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201500199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Revised: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Explorations of 1D nanostructures have led to great progress in the area of nanophotonics in the past decades. Based on either dielectric or metallic materials, a variety of 1D photonic devices have been developed, such as nanolasers, waveguides, optical switches, and routers. What's interesting is that these dielectric systems enjoy low propagation losses and usually possess active optical performance, but they have a diffraction-limited field confinement. Alternatively, metallic systems can guide light on deep subwavelength scales, but they suffer from high metallic absorption and can work as passive devices only. Thus, the idea to construct a hybrid system that combines the merits of both dielectric and metallic materials was proposed. To date, unprecedented optical properties have been achieved in various 1D hybrid systems, which manifest great potential for functional nanophotonic devices. Here, the focus is on recent advances in 1D dielectric/metallic hybrid systems, with a special emphasis on novel structure design, rational fabrication techniques, unique performance, as well as their wide application in photonic components. Gaining a better understanding of hybrid systems would benefit the design of nanophotonic components aimed at optical information processing.
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- Yong Jun Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China
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Li M, Zou CL, Ren XF, Xiong X, Cai YJ, Guo GP, Tong LM, Guo GC. Transmission of photonic quantum polarization entanglement in a nanoscale hybrid plasmonic waveguide. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:2380-2384. [PMID: 25775140 DOI: 10.1021/nl504636x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Photonic quantum technologies have been extensively studied in quantum information science, owing to the high-speed transmission and outstanding low-noise properties of photons. However, applications based on photonic entanglement are restricted due to the diffraction limit. In this work, we demonstrate for the first time the maintaining of quantum polarization entanglement in a nanoscale hybrid plasmonic waveguide composed of a fiber taper and a silver nanowire. The transmitted state throughout the waveguide has a fidelity of 0.932 with the maximally polarization entangled state Φ(+). Furthermore, the Clauser, Horne, Shimony, and Holt (CHSH) inequality test performed, resulting in value of 2.495 ± 0.147 > 2, demonstrates the violation of the hidden variable model. Because the plasmonic waveguide confines the effective mode area to subwavelength scale, it can bridge nanophotonics and quantum optics and may be used as near-field quantum probe in a quantum near-field micro/nanoscope, which can realize high spatial resolution, ultrasensitive, fiber-integrated, and plasmon-enhanced detection.
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- Ming Li
- †Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- †Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- †Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- †Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- †Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- †Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- §State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- †Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, CAS, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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Gu F, Wu G, Zeng H. Hybrid photon-plasmon Mach-Zehnder interferometers for highly sensitive hydrogen sensing. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:924-929. [PMID: 25482399 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06642a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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By using PdAu nanowires as plasmonic waveguides, hybrid photon-plasmon Mach-Zehnder interferometers by integrating single-crystal PdAu alloy nanowires with silica optical microfibers are demonstrated. Based on an evanescent wave coupling technique using optical fiber tapers, surface plasmon polaritons are efficiently excited and propagated in suspended PdAu nanowires. The interference spectra show attractive properties such as broad and flexible in situ tunability with wavelength spacings ranging from ∼1 to tens of nanometers, and high extinction ratios of over 20 dB. The hybrid Mach-Zehnder interferometers show a higher sensitivity to hydrogen gas than a single-nanowire sensing approach, and the lengths of PdAu nanowires used are less than 20 μm, which are 2 or 3 orders of magnitude shorter than the lengths of Pd coatings in existing fiber-optic hydrogen sensors. Other advantages including good reversibility and low-power operation are also obtained.
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- Fuxing Gu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System (Ministry of Education), School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
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Tong L, Wei H, Zhang S, Xu H. Recent advances in plasmonic sensors. SENSORS 2014; 14:7959-73. [PMID: 24803189 PMCID: PMC4063061 DOI: 10.3390/s140507959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Plasmonic sensing has been an important multidisciplinary research field and has been extensively used in detection of trace molecules in chemistry and biology. The sensing techniques are typically based on surface-enhanced spectroscopies and surface plasmon resonances (SPRs). This review article deals with some recent advances in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensors and SPR sensors using either localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) or propagating surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs). The advances discussed herein present some improvements in SERS and SPR sensing, as well as a new type of nanowire-based SPP sensor.
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- Lianming Tong
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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Microfiber optical sensors: a review. SENSORS 2014; 14:5823-44. [PMID: 24670720 PMCID: PMC4029688 DOI: 10.3390/s140405823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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With diameter close to or below the wavelength of guided light and high index contrast between the fiber core and the surrounding, an optical microfiber shows a variety of interesting waveguiding properties, including widely tailorable optical confinement, evanescent fields and waveguide dispersion. Among various microfiber applications, optical sensing has been attracting increasing research interest due to its possibilities of realizing miniaturized fiber optic sensors with small footprint, high sensitivity, fast response, high flexibility and low optical power consumption. Here we review recent progress in microfiber optical sensors regarding their fabrication, waveguide properties and sensing applications. Typical microfiber-based sensing structures, including biconical tapers, optical gratings, circular cavities, Mach-Zehnder interferometers and functionally coated/doped microfibers, are summarized. Categorized by sensing structures, microfiber optical sensors for refractive index, concentration, temperature, humidity, strain and current measurement in gas or liquid environments are reviewed. Finally, we conclude with an outlook for challenges and opportunities of microfiber optical sensors.
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Guo X, Ying Y, Tong L. Photonic nanowires: from subwavelength waveguides to optical sensors. Acc Chem Res 2014; 47:656-66. [PMID: 24377258 DOI: 10.1021/ar400232h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nanowires are one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures with comparatively large aspect ratios, which can be useful in manipulating electrons, photons, plasmons, phonons, and atoms for numerous technologies. Among various nanostructures for low-dimensional photonics, the 1D nanowire is of great importance owing to its ability to route tightly confined light fields in single-mode with lowest space and material requirements, minimized optical path, and high mechanical flexibilities. In recent years, nanowire photonics have increasingly been attracting scientists' interests for both fundamental studies and technological applications because 1D nanowires have more favorable properties than many other structures, such as 0D quantum dots (QDs) and 2D films. As subwavelength waveguides, free-standing nanowires fabricated by either chemical growth or physical drawing techniques surpass nanowaveguides fabricated by almost all other means in terms of sidewall smoothness and diameter uniformity. This conveys their low waveguiding losses. With high index contrast (typically higher than 0.5) between the core and the surrounding or with surface plasmon resonance, a nanowire can guide light with tight optical confinement. For example, the effective mode area is less than λ(2)/10 for a dielectric nanowire or less than λ(2)/100 for a metal nanowire, where λ is the vacuum wavelength of the light. As we increase the wavelength-to-diameter ratio (WDR) of a nanowire, we can enlarge the fractional power of the evanescent fields in the guiding modes to over 80% while maintaining a small effective mode area, which may enable highly localized near-field interaction between the guided fields and the surrounding media. These favorable properties have opened great opportunities for optical sensing on the single-nanowire scale. However, several questions arise with ongoing research. With a deep-subwavelength cross-section, how can we efficiently couple light into a single nanowire? How can we fabricate a nanowire with low optical loss? How can we activate a passive nanowire for optical sensing? And lastly, how can we adapt mature optical measurement technology onto a nanowire? In this Account, we highlight our initial attempts to address the above-mentioned challenges. First, we introduce the fabrication and functionalization of low-loss photonic nanowires. We show that nanowires fabricated by either top-down physical drawing (e.g., for amorphous nanowires) or bottom-up chemical growth (e.g., for crystalline nanowires) can yield excellent geometric and structural uniformities with surface roughness down to atomic level and minimize the scattering loss for subwavelength optical or plasmonic waveguiding. Then, relying on a near-field fiber-probe micromanipulation, we demonstrate optical launching of single nanowires by evanescent coupling, with coupling efficiency up to 90% for dielectric nanowires and 80% for plasmonic nanowires. Third, we discuss the waveguiding properties of nanowires and emphasize their outstanding capability of waveguiding tightly confined optical fields with high fractional evanescent fields. In addition, we briefly show a balance between the loss, confinement, and bandwidth in a waveguiding nanowire. Fourthly, we present promising approaches to single-nanowire optical sensors. By measuring optical absorption or spectral transmission of a nanowire and activating nanowires with sensitive dopants, we demonstrate a single-nanowire optical sensor with high sensitivity, fast response, and low optical power. This may lead to a novel platform for optical sensing at nanoscale. Finally, we conclude with an outlook for future challenges in the light manipulation and sensing applications of photonic nanowires.
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- Xin Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering and ‡College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering and ‡College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering and ‡College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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Anderson LJE, Zhen YR, Payne CM, Nordlander P, Hafner JH. Gold nanobelts as high confinement plasmonic waveguides. NANO LETTERS 2013; 13:6256-6261. [PMID: 24205882 DOI: 10.1021/nl4037356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Plasmon propagation in thin plasmonic waveguides is strongly damped, making it difficult to study with diffraction-limited optics. Here we directly characterize plasmon propagation in gold nanobelts with incoherent light. The data indicate a short average propagation length of 0.94 μm but also reveal a weakly excited antisymmetric mode that has a propagation length greater than 10 μm with strong confinement of 2400 nm(2). These results demonstrate that high confinement and long propagation length can be achieved with thin plasmonic structures.
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- Lindsey J E Anderson
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, ‡Department of Chemistry, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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