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Mohajan J, Chao P, Jin W, Molesky S, Rodriguez AW. Fundamental limits on radiative χ (2) second harmonic generation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:44212-44223. [PMID: 38178498 DOI: 10.1364/oe.513565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Recent advances in fundamental performance limits for power quantities based on Lagrange duality are proving to be a powerful theoretical tool for understanding electromagnetic wave phenomena. To date, however, in any approach seeking to enforce a high degree of physical reality, the linearity of the wave equation plays a critical role. In this manuscript, we generalize the current quadratically constrained quadratic program framework for evaluating linear photonics limits to incorporate nonlinear processes under the undepleted pump approximation. Via the exemplary objective of enhancing second harmonic generation in a (free-form) wavelength-scale structure, we illustrate a model constraint scheme that can be used in conjunction with standard convex relaxations to bound performance in the presence of nonlinear dynamics. Representative bounds are found to anticipate features observed in optimized structures discovered via computational inverse design. The formulation can be straightforwardly modified to treat other frequency-conversion processes, including Raman scattering and four-wave mixing.
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Park K, Ouweleen M, Vaia RA. Product Metrics for the Manufacturability of Single-Crystal Gold Nanorods via Reaction Engineering. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37917804 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c10094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Colloidal gold nanorods (AuNRs) are integral to a diverse array of technologies, ranging from plasmonic imaging, therapeutics, and sensors to large-area coatings, catalysts, filters, and optical attenuators. Different lab-scale strategies are available to fabricate AuNRs with a broad range of physiochemical properties; however, this is achieved at the cost of synthetic robustness and scalability, which limit broad adoption in these technologies. To address this, Product Metrics (Structural Precision, Shape Yield, and Reagent Utilization), measurable with UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy, are defined to evaluate the efficiency of AuNR production. The dependency of these metrics on reaction formulation (reagent concentrations, pH, and T) is established and used to develop a two-step method based on optimizing symmetry breaking of seed particles, followed by the controlled extension of AuNR length and volume. Reagent concentrations and their relative molar ratios with respect to HAuCl4 are adjusted for each step to optimize these adversarial processes. Based on these correlations, we successfully demonstrate the production of highly concentrated AuNRs with targeted volume and aspect ratio while reducing particle impurities and shape dispersity to less than 4 and 10%, respectively, by employing a rationalized formulation that maximizes both product quality and Reagent Utilization. This results in a product density of 1.6 mg/mL, which is 20 times higher than that of conventional literature methods, with commensurate reduction in environmental waste products.
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- Kyoungweon Park
- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
- UES, Inc., Dayton, Ohio 45432, United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
- UES, Inc., Dayton, Ohio 45432, United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
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Schab K, Jelinek L, Capek M, Gustafsson M. Upper bounds on focusing efficiency. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:45705-45723. [PMID: 36522970 DOI: 10.1364/oe.472558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Upper bounds on the focusing efficiency of aperture fields and lens systems are formulated using integral equation representations of Maxwell's equations and Lagrangian duality. Two forms of focusing efficiency are considered based on lens exit plane fields and optimal polarization currents within lens design regions of prescribed shape and available materials. Bounds are compared against the performance of classical prescriptions of ideal lens aperture fields, hyperbolic lens designs, and lenses produced by inverse design. Results demonstrate that, without regularization, focusing efficiency based solely on lens exit plane fields is unbounded, similar to the problem of unbounded antenna directivity. Additionally, results considering extruded two-dimensional dielectric geometries driven by out-of-plane electric fields for the calculation of bounds and inverse design demonstrate that aperture fields based on time-reversal do not necessarily yield optimal lens focusing efficiency, particularly in the case of near-field (high numerical aperture) focusing.
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Rohde CA, Charipar KM, Johns P, Porter AG, Greybush NJ, Fontana J. Active aerosols. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:42276-42282. [PMID: 36366684 DOI: 10.1364/oe.475978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We report the dynamics and control of the orientational and positional order of ensembles of gold nanorods suspended in air at standard temperature and pressure using externally applied electric fields, demonstrating an active aerosol. Light filter, valve and gradient responses are shown, establishing active aerosols as a unique type of optical element we term component-less optics.
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Georgakis IP, Villena JF, Polimeridis AG, Lattanzi R. Novel Numerical Basis Sets for Electromagnetic Field Expansion in Arbitrary Inhomogeneous Objects. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION 2022; 70:8227-8241. [PMID: 37124164 PMCID: PMC10147338 DOI: 10.1109/tap.2022.3177566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We investigated how to construct low-order subspace basis sets to accurately represent electromagnetic fields generated within inhomogeneous arbitrary objects by radio-frequency sources external to a Huygen's surface. The basis generation relies on the singular value decomposition of Green's functions integro-differential operators which makes it feasible to derive a reduced-order yet stable model. We present a detailed study of the theoretical and numerical requisites for generating such basis, and show how it can be used to calculate performance limits in magnetic resonance imaging applications. Finally, we propose a novel numerical framework for the computation of characteristic modes of arbitrary inhomogeneous objects. We validated accuracy and convergence properties of the numerical basis against a complete analytical basis in the case of a uniform spherical object. We showed that the discretization of the Huygens's surface has a minimal effect on the accuracy of the calculations, which mainly depended on the electromagnetic solver resolution and order of approximation.
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- Ioannis P Georgakis
- Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAIR), Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NY, USA
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- Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAIR), Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NY, USA
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Miller O, Park K, Vaia RA. Towards maximum optical efficiency of ensembles of colloidal nanorods. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:25061-25077. [PMID: 36237045 DOI: 10.1364/oe.462926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Experimental and theoretical studies of colloidal nanoparticles have primarily focused on accurate characterization and simulation of observable characteristics, such as resonant wavelength. In this paper, we tackle the optimal design of colloidal-nanoparticle ensembles: what is the largest possible per-volume optical cross-section, which designs might achieve them, and can such response be experimentally demonstrated? We combine theory and experiment to answer each of these questions. We derive general bounds on the maximum cross-sections per volume, and we apply an analytical antenna model to show that resonant nanorods should nearly achieve such bounds. We use a modified seed-mediated synthesis approach to synthesize ensembles of gold nanorods with small polydispersity, i.e., small variations in size and aspect ratio. Polydispersity is the key determinant of how closely such ensembles can approach their respective bounds yet is difficult to characterize experimentally without near-field measurements. We show that a certain "extinction metric," connecting extinction cross-section per volume with the radiative efficiencies of the nanoparticles, offers a quantitative prediction of polydispersity via quantities that can be rapidly measured with far-field characterization tools. Our predictions apply generally across all plasmonic materials and offer a roadmap to the largest possible optical response of nanoparticle ensembles.
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Xomalis A, Zheng X, Chikkaraddy R, Koczor-Benda Z, Miele E, Rosta E, Vandenbosch GAE, Martínez A, Baumberg JJ. Detecting mid-infrared light by molecular frequency upconversion in dual-wavelength nanoantennas. Science 2021; 374:1268-1271. [PMID: 34855505 DOI: 10.1126/science.abk2593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Angelos Xomalis
- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT-TELEMIC), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,The Faraday Institution, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT-TELEMIC), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Nanophotonics Technology Center, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Shim H, Monticone F, Miller OD. Fundamental Limits to the Refractive Index of Transparent Optical Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2103946. [PMID: 34510577 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Increasing the refractive index available for optical and nanophotonic systems opens new vistas for design, for applications ranging from broadband metalenses to ultrathin photovoltaics to high-quality-factor resonators. In this work, fundamental limits to the refractive index of any material are derived, given only the underlying electron density and either the maximum allowable dispersion or the minimum bandwidth of interest. In the realm of small to modest dispersion, the bounds are closely approached and not surpassed by a wide range of natural materials, showing that nature has already nearly reached a Pareto frontier for refractive index and dispersion. Conversely, for narrow-bandwidth applications, nature does not provide the highly dispersive, high-index materials that the bounds suggest should be possible. The theory of composites to identify metal-based metamaterials that can exhibit small losses and sizeable increases in refractive index over the current best materials is used. Moreover, if the "elusive lossless metal" can be synthesized, it is shown that it would enable arbitrarily high refractive index in the high-dispersion regime, nearly achieving the bounds even at refractive indices of 100 and beyond at optical frequencies.
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- Hyungki Shim
- Department of Applied Physics and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
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Zhang H, Kuang Z, Puri S, Miller OD. Conservation-Law-Based Global Bounds to Quantum Optimal Control. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:110506. [PMID: 34558952 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.110506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Active control of quantum systems enables diverse applications ranging from quantum computation to manipulation of molecular processes. Maximum speeds and related bounds have been identified from uncertainty principles and related inequalities, but such bounds utilize only coarse system information and loosen significantly in the presence of constraints and complex interaction dynamics. We show that an integral-equation-based formulation of conservation laws in quantum dynamics leads to a systematic framework for identifying fundamental limits to any quantum control scenario. We demonstrate the utility of our bounds in three scenarios-three-level driving, decoherence suppression, and maximum-fidelity gate implementations-and show that in each case our bounds are tight or nearly so. Global bounds complement local-optimization-based designs, illuminating performance levels that may be possible, as well as those that cannot be surpassed.
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- Hanwen Zhang
- Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
- Yale Quantum Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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Jelinek L, Gustafsson M, Capek M, Schab K. Fundamental bounds on the performance of monochromatic passive cloaks. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:24068-24082. [PMID: 34614659 DOI: 10.1364/oe.428536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fundamental bounds on the performance of monochromatic scattering-cancellation and field-zeroing cloaks made of prescribed linear passive materials occupying a predefined design region are formulated by projecting field quantities onto a sub-sectional basis and applying quadratically constrained quadratic programming. Formulations are numerically tested revealing key physical trends as well as advantages and disadvantages between the two classes of cloaks. Results show that the use of low-loss materials with high dielectric contrast affords the highest potential for effective cloaking.
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Milton GW. Some open problems in the theory of composites. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2021; 379:20200115. [PMID: 34024132 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2020.0115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A selection of open problems in the theory of composites is presented. Particular attention is drawn to the question of whether two-dimensional, two-phase composites with general geometries have the same set of possible effective tensors as those of hierarchical laminates. Other questions involve the conductivity and elasticity of composites. Finally, some future directions for wave and other equations are mentioned. This article is part of the theme issue 'Topics in mathematical design of complex materials'.
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- Graeme W Milton
- Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Angeris G, Vučković J, Boyd S. Convex restrictions in physical design. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12976. [PMID: 34155295 PMCID: PMC8217551 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92451-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In a physical design problem, the designer chooses values of some physical parameters, within limits, to optimize the resulting field. We focus on the specific case in which each physical design parameter is the ratio of two field variables. This form occurs for photonic design with real scalar fields, diffusion-type systems, and others. We show that such problems can be reduced to a convex optimization problem, and therefore efficiently solved globally, given the sign of an optimal field at every point. This observation suggests a heuristic, in which the signs of the field are iteratively updated. This heuristic appears to have good practical performance on diffusion-type problems (including thermal design and resistive circuit design) and some control problems, while exhibiting moderate performance on photonic design problems. We also show in many practical cases there exist globally optimal designs whose design parameters are maximized or minimized at each point in the domain, i.e., that there is a discrete globally optimal structure.
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- Guillermo Angeris
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 350 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 350 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 350 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Angeris G, Vučković J, Boyd S. Heuristic methods and performance bounds for photonic design. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:2827-2854. [PMID: 33726472 DOI: 10.1364/oe.415052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the photonic design problem, a scientist or engineer chooses the physical parameters of a device to best match some desired device behavior. Many instances of the photonic design problem can be naturally stated as a mathematical optimization problem that is computationally difficult to solve globally. Because of this, several heuristic methods have been developed to approximately solve such problems. These methods often produce very good designs, and, in many practical applications, easily outperform 'traditional' designs that rely on human intuition. Yet, because these heuristic methods do not guarantee that the approximate solution found is globally optimal, the question remains of just how much better a designer might hope to do. This question is addressed by performance bounds or impossibility results, which determine a performance level that no design can achieve. We focus on algorithmic performance bounds, which involve substantial computation to determine. We illustrate a variety of both heuristic methods and performance bounds on two examples. In these examples (and many others not reported here) the performance bounds show that the heuristic designs are nearly optimal, and can be considered globally optimal in practice. This review serves to clearly set up the photonic design problem and unify existing approaches for calculating performance bounds, while also providing some natural generalizations and properties.
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Erdem Ö, Derin E, Sagdic K, Yilmaz EG, Inci F. Smart materials-integrated sensor technologies for COVID-19 diagnosis. EMERGENT MATERIALS 2021; 4:169-185. [PMID: 33495747 PMCID: PMC7817967 DOI: 10.1007/s42247-020-00150-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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After the first case has appeared in China, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose an omnipresent threat to global health, affecting more than 70 million patients and leading to around 1.6 million deaths. To implement rapid and effective clinical management, early diagnosis is the mainstay. Today, real-time reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR test is the major diagnostic practice as a gold standard method for accurate diagnosis of this disease. On the other side, serological assays are easy to be implemented for the disease screening. Considering the limitations of today's tests including lengthy assay time, cost, the need for skilled personnel, and specialized infrastructure, both strategies, however, have impediments to be applied to the resource-scarce settings. Therefore, there is an urgent need to democratize all these practices to be applicable across the globe, specifically to the locations comprising of very limited infrastructure. In this regard, sensor systems have been utilized in clinical diagnostics largely, holding great potential to have pivotal roles as an alternative or complementary options to these current tests, providing crucial fashions such as being suitable for point-of-care settings, cost-effective, and having short turnover time. In particular, the integration of smart materials into sensor technologies leverages their analytical performances, including sensitivity, linear dynamic range, and specificity. Herein, we comprehensively review major smart materials such as nanomaterials, photosensitive materials, electrically sensitive materials, their integration with sensor platforms, and applications as wearable tools within the scope of the COVID-19 diagnosis.
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- Özgecan Erdem
- UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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Kuang Z, Miller OD. Computational Bounds to Light-Matter Interactions via Local Conservation Laws. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:263607. [PMID: 33449774 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.263607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We develop a computational framework for identifying bounds to light-matter interactions, originating from polarization-current-based formulations of local conservation laws embedded in Maxwell's equations. We propose an iterative method for imposing only the maximally violated constraints, enabling rapid convergence to global bounds. Our framework can identify bounds to the minimum size of any scatterer that encodes a specific linear operator, given only its material properties, as we demonstrate for the optical computation of a discrete Fourier transform. It further resolves bounds on far-field scattering properties over any arbitrary bandwidth, where previous bounds diverge.
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- Zeyu Kuang
- Department of Applied Physics and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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Schab K, Rothschild A, Nguyen K, Capek M, Jelinek L, Gustafsson M. Trade-offs in absorption and scattering by nanophotonic structures. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:36584-36599. [PMID: 33379749 DOI: 10.1364/oe.410520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Trade-offs between absorption and scattering cross sections of lossy obstacles confined to an arbitrarily shaped volume are formulated as a multi-objective optimization problem solvable by Lagrangian-dual methods. Solutions to this optimization problem yield a Pareto-optimal set, the shape of which reveals the feasibility of achieving simultaneously extremal absorption and scattering. Two forms of the trade-off problems are considered involving both pre-assigned loss and reactive material parameters. Numerical comparisons between the derived multi-objective bounds and several classes of realized structures are made. Additionally, low-frequency (electrically small, long wavelength) limits are examined for certain special cases.
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Pérez-Escudero JM, Buldain I, Beruete M, Goicoechea J, Liberal I. Silicon carbide as a material-based high-impedance surface for enhanced absorption within ultra-thin metallic films. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:31624-31636. [PMID: 33115132 DOI: 10.1364/oe.402397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The absorption of infrared radiation within ultra-thin metallic films is technologically relevant for different thermal engineering applications and optoelectronic devices, as well as for fundamental research on sub-nanometer and atomically-thin materials. However, the maximal attainable absorption within an ultra-thin metallic film is intrinsically limited by both its geometry and material properties. Here, we demonstrate that material-based high-impedance surfaces enhance the absorptivity of the films, potentially leading to perfect absorption for optimal resistive layers, and a fourfold enhancement for films at deep nanometer scales. Moreover, material-based high-impedance surfaces do not suffer from spatial dispersion and the geometrical restrictions of their metamaterial counterparts. We provide a proof-of-concept experimental demonstration by using titanium nanofilms on top of a silicon carbide substrate.
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Yao W, Benzaouia M, Miller OD, Johnson SG. Approaching the upper limits of the local density of states via optimized metallic cavities. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:24185-24197. [PMID: 32752402 DOI: 10.1364/oe.397502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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By computational optimization of air-void cavities in metallic substrates, we show that the local density of states (LDOS) can reach within a factor of ≈10 of recent theoretical upper limits and within a factor ≈4 for the single-polarization LDOS, demonstrating that the theoretical limits are nearly attainable. Optimizing the total LDOS results in a spontaneous symmetry breaking where it is preferable to couple to a specific polarization. Moreover, simple shapes such as optimized cylinders attain nearly the performance of complicated many-parameter optima, suggesting that only one or two key parameters matter in order to approach the theoretical LDOS bounds for metallic resonators.
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Kurman Y, Shultzman A, Segal O, Pick A, Kaminer I. Photonic-Crystal Scintillators: Molding the Flow of Light to Enhance X-Ray and γ-Ray Detection. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:040801. [PMID: 32794818 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.040801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Scintillators are central for detection of γ-ray, x-ray, and high energy particles in various applications, all seeking higher scintillation yield and rate. However, these are limited by the intrinsic isotropy of spontaneous emission of the scintillation light and its inefficient outcoupling. We propose a new design methodology for scintillators that exploits the Purcell effect to enhance their light emission. As examples, we show 1D photonic crystals from scintillator materials that achieve directional emission and fivefold enhancement in the number of detectable photons per excitation.
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- Yaniv Kurman
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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Yeshchenko OA, Golovynskyi S, Kudrya VY, Tomchuk AV, Dmitruk IM, Berezovska NI, Teselko PO, Zhou T, Xue B, Golovynska I, Lin D, Qu J. Laser-Induced Periodic Ag Surface Structure with Au Nanorods Plasmonic Nanocavity Metasurface for Strong Enhancement of Adenosine Nucleotide Label-Free Photoluminescence Imaging. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:14030-14039. [PMID: 32566869 PMCID: PMC7301579 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The label-free detection of biomolecules by means of fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging is topical. The developed surface-enhanced fluorescence technique has been applied to achieve progress in the label-free detection of biomolecules including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) bases. In this study, the effect of a strong enhancement of photoluminescence of 5'-deoxyadenosine-monophosphate (dAMP) by the plasmonic nanocavity metasurface composed of the silver femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS) and gold nanorods or nanospheres has been realized at room temperature. The highest value of 1220 for dAMP on the Ag-LIPSS/Au nanorod metasurface has been explained to be a result of the synergetic effect of the generation of hot spots near the sharp edges of LIPSS and Au nanorod tips together with the excitation of collective gap mode of the cavity due to strong near-field plasmonic coupling. A stronger plasmonic enhancement of the phosphorescence compared to the fluorescence is achieved due to a greater overlap of the phosphorescence spectrum with the surface plasmon spectral region. The photoluminescence imaging of dAMP on the metasurfaces shows a high intensity in the blue range. The comparison of Ag-LIPSS/Au nanorod and Ag-LIPSS/Au-nanosphere metasurfaces shows a considerably higher enhancement for the metasurface containing Au nanorods. Thus, the hybrid cavity metasurfaces containing metal LIPSS and nonspherical metal nanoparticles with sharp edges are promising for high-sensitive label-free detection and imaging of biomolecules at room temperature.
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- Oleg A. Yeshchenko
- Center
for Biomedical Photonics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Physics
Department, Taras Shevchenko National University
of Kyiv, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Center
for Biomedical Photonics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Physics
Department, Taras Shevchenko National University
of Kyiv, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Physics
Department, Taras Shevchenko National University
of Kyiv, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Physics
Department, Taras Shevchenko National University
of Kyiv, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
- Department
of Photon Processes, Institute of Physics,
NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv 03028, Ukraine
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- Physics
Department, Taras Shevchenko National University
of Kyiv, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Center
for Biomedical Photonics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center
for Biomedical Photonics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center
for Biomedical Photonics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center
for Biomedical Photonics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center
for Biomedical Photonics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Haldar A, Cortes CL, Darancet P, Sharifzadeh S. Microscopic Theory of Plasmons in Substrate-Supported Borophene. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:2986-2992. [PMID: 32208703 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We compute the dielectric properties of freestanding and metal-supported borophene from first-principles time-dependent density functional theory. We find that both the low- and high-energy plasmons of borophene are fully quenched by the presence of a metallic substrate at borophene-metal distances smaller than ≃9 Å. Based on these findings, we derive an electrodynamic model of the interacting, momentum-dependent polarizability for a two-dimensional metal on a model metallic substrate, which quantitatively captures the evolution of the dielectric properties of borophene as a function of metal-borophene distance. Applying this model to a series of metallic substrates, we show that maximizing the plasmon energy detuning between borophene and substrate is the key material descriptor for plasmonic performance.
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- Anubhab Haldar
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
- Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Chung H, Miller OD. High-NA achromatic metalenses by inverse design. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:6945-6965. [PMID: 32225932 DOI: 10.1364/oe.385440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We use inverse design to discover metalens structures that exhibit broadband, achromatic focusing across low, moderate, and high numerical apertures. We show that standard unit-cell approaches cannot achieve high-efficiency high-NA focusing, even at a single frequency, due to the incompleteness of the unit-cell basis, and we provide computational upper bounds on their maximum efficiencies. At low NA, our devices exhibit the highest theoretical efficiencies to date. At high NA-of 0.9 with translation-invariant films and of 0.99 with "freeform" structures-our designs are the first to exhibit achromatic high-NA focusing.
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Christiansen RE, Michon J, Benzaouia M, Sigmund O, Johnson SG. Inverse design of nanoparticles for enhanced Raman scattering. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:4444-4462. [PMID: 32121681 DOI: 10.1364/oe.28.004444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We show that topology optimization (TO) of metallic resonators can lead to ∼102 × improvement in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) efficiency compared to traditional resonant structures such as bowtie antennas. TO inverse design leads to surprising structures very different from conventional designs, which simultaneously optimize focusing of the incident wave and emission from the Raman dipole. We consider isolated metallic particles as well as more complicated configurations such as periodic surfaces or resonators coupled to dielectric waveguides, and the benefits of TO are even greater in the latter case. Our results are motivated by recent rigorous upper bounds to Raman scattering enhancement, and shed light on the extent to which these bounds are achievable.
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Khandekar C, Yang L, Rodriguez AW, Jacob Z. Quantum nonlinear mixing of thermal photons to surpass the blackbody limit. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:2045-2059. [PMID: 32121903 DOI: 10.1364/oe.377278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nearly all thermal radiation phenomena involving materials with linear response can be accurately described via semi-classical theories of light. Here, we go beyond these traditional paradigms to study a nonlinear system that, as we show, requires quantum theory of damping. Specifically, we analyze thermal radiation from a resonant system containing a χ(2) nonlinear medium and supporting resonances at frequencies ω1 and ω2 ≈ 2ω1, where both resonators are driven only by intrinsic thermal fluctuations. Within our quantum formalism, we reveal new possibilities for shaping the thermal radiation. We show that the resonantly enhanced nonlinear interaction allows frequency-selective enhancement of thermal emission through upconversion, surpassing the well-known blackbody limits associated with linear media. Surprisingly, we also find that the emitted thermal light exhibits non-trivial statistics (g(2)(0) ≠ ~2) and biphoton intensity correlations (at two distinct frequencies). We highlight that these features can be observed in the near future by heating a properly designed nonlinear system, without the need for any external signal. Our work motivates new interdisciplinary inquiries combining the fields of nonlinear photonics, quantum optics and thermal science.
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Venkataram PS, Molesky S, Jin W, Rodriguez AW. Fundamental Limits to Radiative Heat Transfer: The Limited Role of Nanostructuring in the Near-Field. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:013904. [PMID: 31976696 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.013904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In a previous Letter, we derived fundamental limits to radiative heat transfer applicable in near- through far-field regimes, based on the choice of material susceptibilities and bounding surfaces enclosing arbitrarily shaped objects; the limits exploit algebraic properties of Maxwell's equations and fundamental principles such as electromagnetic reciprocity and passivity. In this Letter, we apply these bounds to two different geometric configurations of interest, namely dipolar particles or extended structures of infinite area in the near field of one another. We find that while near-field radiative heat transfer between dipolar particles can saturate purely geometric "Landauer" limits, bounds on extended structures cannot, instead growing very slowly with respect to a material response figure of merit (an "inverse resistivity" for metals) due to the deleterious effects of multiple scattering between bodies. While nanostructuring can produce infrared resonances, it is generally unable to further enhance the resonant energy transfer spectrum beyond what is practically achieved by planar media at the surface polariton condition.
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- Prashanth S Venkataram
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Molesky S, Jin W, Venkataram PS, Rodriguez AW. T Operator Bounds on Angle-Integrated Absorption and Thermal Radiation for Arbitrary Objects. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:257401. [PMID: 31922767 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.257401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We derive fundamental per-channel bounds on angle-integrated absorption and thermal radiation for arbitrarily structured bodies-for any given material susceptibility and bounding region-that simultaneously encode both the per-volume limit on polarization set by passivity and geometric constraints on radiative efficiencies set by finite object sizes through the scattering T operator. We then analyze these bounds in two practical settings, comparing against prior limits as well as near optimal structures discovered through topology optimization. Principally, we show that the bounds properly capture the physically observed transition from the volume scaling of absorptivity seen in deeply subwavelength objects (nanoparticle radius or thin film thickness) to the area scaling of absorptivity seen in ray optics (blackbody limits).
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- Sean Molesky
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Standford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Michon J, Benzaouia M, Yao W, Miller OD, Johnson SG. Limits to surface-enhanced Raman scattering near arbitrary-shape scatterers. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:35189-35202. [PMID: 31878692 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.035189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The low efficiency of Raman spectroscopy can be overcome by placing the active molecules in the vicinity of scatterers, typically rough surfaces or nanostructures with various shapes. This surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) leads to substantial enhancement that depends on the scatterer that is used. In this work, we find fundamental upper bounds on the Raman enhancement for arbitrary-shaped scatterers, depending only on its material constants and the separation distance from the molecule. According to our metric, silver is optimal in visible wavelengths while aluminum is better in the near-UV region. Our general analytical bound scales as the volume of the scatterer and the inverse sixth power of the distance to the active molecule. Numerical computations show that simple geometries fall short of the bounds, suggesting further design opportunities for future improvement. For periodic scatterers, we use two formulations to discover different bounds, and the tighter of the two always must apply. Comparing these bounds suggests an optimal period depending on the volume of the scatterer.
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Ivanenko Y, Gustafsson M, Nordebo S. Optical theorems and physical bounds on absorption in lossy media. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:34323-34342. [PMID: 31878482 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.034323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Two different versions of an optical theorem for a scattering body embedded inside a lossy background medium are derived in this paper. The corresponding fundamental upper bounds on absorption are then obtained in closed form by elementary optimization techniques. The first version is formulated in terms of polarization currents (or equivalent currents) inside the scatterer and generalizes previous results given for a lossless medium. The corresponding bound is referred to here as a variational bound and is valid for an arbitrary geometry with a given material property. The second version is formulated in terms of the T-matrix parameters of an arbitrary linear scatterer circumscribed by a spherical volume and gives a new fundamental upper bound on the total absorption of an inclusion with an arbitrary material property (including general bianisotropic materials). The two bounds are fundamentally different as they are based on different assumptions regarding the structure and the material property. Numerical examples including homogeneous and layered (core-shell) spheres are given to demonstrate that the two bounds provide complimentary information in a given scattering problem.
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Yatsugi K, Nishikawa K. Highly anisotropic titanium nitride nanowire arrays for low-loss hyperbolic metamaterials fabricated via dynamic oblique deposition. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:335705. [PMID: 31026845 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab1d17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hyperbolic metamaterials (HMMs) with highly anisotropic metal nanowires exhibit unique optical properties arising from their extraordinary optical anisotropy. Although metal nanowires are often fabricated by embedding noble metals such as silver in an anodic alumina membrane dielectric host, the low melting point of noble metals limits their utilization in high-temperature applications, and there are fabrication issues such as overfilling or discontinuous islands within the host pores. Thus, metal nanowires with a high melting point for HMMs and alternative fabrication techniques are desired. In this study, we fabricated a highly anisotropic nanowire array (NWA) using titanium nitride, which has a high melting point, via dynamic oblique deposition of titanium and subsequent thermal treatment in ammonia. Spectra of ellipsometric parameters were well-fitted by a Fresnel reflection theoretical model considering the optical anisotropy, in which the effective permittivity was described using effective medium theory and the Drude-Lorentz model. The out-of-plane component of the effective permittivity was negative at λ > 850 nm, whereas the in-plane component was positive, indicating that the fabricated NWA behaves as a HMM. The figure of merit in the near-infrared range was higher than that of conventional multilayer TiN HMMs. The NWA presented here is a promising candidate for HMMs in high-temperature applications due to the high melting point of titanium nitride.
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- Kenichi Yatsugi
- Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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Roques-Carmes C, Kooi SE, Yang Y, Massuda A, Keathley PD, Zaidi A, Yang Y, Joannopoulos JD, Berggren KK, Kaminer I, Soljačić M. Towards integrated tunable all-silicon free-electron light sources. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3176. [PMID: 31320664 PMCID: PMC6639370 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11070-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Extracting light from silicon is a longstanding challenge in modern engineering and physics. While silicon has underpinned the past 70 years of electronics advancement, a facile tunable and efficient silicon-based light source remains elusive. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the generation of tunable radiation from a one-dimensional, all-silicon nanograting. Light is generated by the spontaneous emission from the interaction of these nanogratings with low-energy free electrons (2-20 keV) and is recorded in the wavelength range of 800-1600 nm, which includes the silicon transparency window. Tunable free-electron-based light generation from nanoscale silicon gratings with efficiencies approaching those from metallic gratings is demonstrated. We theoretically investigate the feasibility of a scalable, compact, all-silicon tunable light source comprised of a silicon Field Emitter Array integrated with a silicon nanograting that emits at telecommunication wavelengths. Our results reveal the prospects of a CMOS-compatible electrically-pumped silicon light source for possible applications in the mid-infrared and telecommunication wavelengths.
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- Charles Roques-Carmes
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, NE47, 500 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, NE47, 500 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000, Haifa, Israel
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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Li W, Meng F, Chen Y, Li YF, Huang X. Topology Optimization of Photonic and Phononic Crystals and Metamaterials: A Review. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.201900017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Weibai Li
- Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
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Bigourdan F, Pierrat R, Carminati R. Enhanced absorption of waves in stealth hyperuniform disordered media. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:8666-8682. [PMID: 31052680 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.008666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We study the propagation of waves in a set of absorbing subwavelength scatterers positioned on a stealth hyperuniform point pattern. We show that spatial correlations in the disorder substantially enhance absorption compared to a fully disordered structure with the same density of scatterers. The non-resonant nature of the mechanism provides broad angular and spectral robustness. These results demonstrate the possibility to design low-density materials with blackbody-like absorption.
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Li T, Nagal V, Gracias DH, Khurgin JB. Sub-wavelength field enhancement in the mid-IR: photonics versus plasmonics versus phononics. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:4465-4468. [PMID: 30211891 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.004465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The ability to concentrate the electrical field into sub-wavelength volumes is a key benefit sought and, to a certain degree, found within the discipline of plasmonics. This ability is restricted only by the ohmic loss in noble metals and, recently, in the infrared region, metals are beginning to face a challenge from emerging alternative media: phononic (i.e., relying on surface phonon polaritons) and photonic (i.e., relying on high refractive index) all-dielectric structures, and highly doped semiconductors, all of them having smaller intrinsic loss than metals. In this Letter, we compare the degree of enhancement and its spectral selectivity for different media and confirm that, while one can obtain sharper resonant features with all-dielectric structures, the magnitude of the field enhancement is invariably higher with metals such as gold and copper, primarily due to a higher density of electrons. On the whole, depending on the application, metals and dielectrics have their own unique advantages.
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Miroshnichenko AE, Tribelsky MI. Ultimate Absorption in Light Scattering by a Finite Obstacle. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:033902. [PMID: 29400518 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.033902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Based on fundamental properties of the light scattering by a particle under a plane, linearly polarized wave illumination, we rigorously prove the existence of the ultimate upper limit for the light absorption by any partial mode and calculate this limit explicitly. The limit is a certain simple universal function of the incident light wave number, and the multipolarity of the corresponding partial mode solely. It does not depend on the optical constants of the scatterer, its size, or even its shape. First, we obtain this result for the scattering by a spherical particle. Then, we generalize it to an arbitrary finite obstacle. The results are valid for any polarization of the incident wave, any angle of its incidence, and any type of the scatterer (homogeneous, stratified, or with smoothly variable refractive index). We also prove that the maximal partial absorption cross section for any finite scatterer cannot exceed the corresponding value for a homogeneous sphere in 3D and circular cylinder in 2D. As an example, the results are applied to maximize the absorption cross section of a spherical core-shell structure.
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- Andrey E Miroshnichenko
- School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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- M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow 115409, Russia
- Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics RAS, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region 142432, Russia
- RITS Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8511, Japan
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Feichtner T, Christiansen S, Hecht B. Mode Matching for Optical Antennas. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 119:217401. [PMID: 29219389 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.217401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The emission rate of a point dipole can be strongly increased in the presence of a well-designed optical antenna. Yet, optical antenna design is largely based on radio-frequency rules, ignoring, e.g., Ohmic losses and non-negligible field penetration in metals at optical frequencies. Here, we combine reciprocity and Poynting's theorem to derive a set of optical-frequency antenna design rules for benchmarking and optimizing the performance of optical antennas driven by single quantum emitters. Based on these findings a novel plasmonic cavity antenna design is presented exhibiting a considerably improved performance compared to a reference two-wire antenna. Our work will be useful for the design of high-performance optical antennas and nanoresonators for diverse applications ranging from quantum optics to antenna-enhanced single-emitter spectroscopy and sensing.
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- Thorsten Feichtner
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Institut Nanoarchitekturen für die Energieumwandlung, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Staudtstrasse 2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Nano-Optics & Biophotonics Group, Department of Experimental Physics 5, Röntgen Research Center for Complex Material Research (RCCM), Physics Institute, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Institut Nanoarchitekturen für die Energieumwandlung, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Staudtstrasse 2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Nano-Optics & Biophotonics Group, Department of Experimental Physics 5, Röntgen Research Center for Complex Material Research (RCCM), Physics Institute, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Miller OD, Ilic O, Christensen T, Reid MTH, Atwater HA, Joannopoulos JD, Soljačić M, Johnson SG. Limits to the Optical Response of Graphene and Two-Dimensional Materials. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:5408-5415. [PMID: 28776375 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials provide a platform for strong light-matter interactions, creating wide-ranging design opportunities via new-material discoveries and new methods for geometrical structuring. We derive general upper bounds to the strength of such light-matter interactions, given only the optical conductivity of the material, including spatial nonlocality, and otherwise independent of shape and configuration. Our material figure-of-merit shows that highly doped graphene is an optimal material at infrared frequencies, whereas single-atomic-layer silver is optimal in the visible. For quantities ranging from absorption and scattering to near-field spontaneous-emission enhancements and radiative heat transfer, we consider canonical geometrical structures and show that in certain cases the bounds can be approached, while in others there may be significant opportunity for design improvement. The bounds can encourage systematic improvements in the design of ultrathin broadband absorbers, 2D antennas, and near-field energy harvesters.
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- Owen D Miller
- Department of Applied Physics and Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Applied Physics and Material Science, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Applied Physics and Material Science, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Park K, Hsiao MS, Yi YJ, Izor S, Koerner H, Jawaid A, Vaia RA. Highly Concentrated Seed-Mediated Synthesis of Monodispersed Gold Nanorods. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:26363-26371. [PMID: 28714667 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The extremely large optical extinction coefficient of gold nanorods (Au-NRs) enables their use in a diverse array of technologies, rnging from plasmonic imaging, therapeutics and sensors, to large area coatings, filters, and optical attenuators. Development of the latter technologies has been hindered by the lack of cost-effective, large volume production. This is due in part to the low reactant concentration required for symmetry breaking in conventional seed-mediated synthesis. Direct scale up of laboratory procedures has limited viability because of excessive solvent volume, exhaustive postsynthesis purification processes, and the generation of large amounts of waste (e.g., hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB)). Following recent insights into the growth mechanism of Au-NRs and the role of seed development, we modify the classic seed-mediated synthesis via temporal control of seed and reactant concentration to demonstrate production of Au-NRs at more than 100-times the conventional concentration, while maintaining independent control and narrow distribution of nanoparticle dimensions, aspect ratio, and volume. Thus, gram scale synthesis of Au-NRs with prescribed aspect ratio and volume is feasible in a 100 mL reactor with 1/100th of organic waste relative to conventional approaches. Such scale-up techniques are crucial to cost-effectively meet the increased demand for large quantities of Au-NRs in emerging applications.
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- Kyoungweon Park
- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
- UES, Inc. , Dayton, Ohio 45432, United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
- UES, Inc. , Dayton, Ohio 45432, United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
- UES, Inc. , Dayton, Ohio 45432, United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
- UES, Inc. , Dayton, Ohio 45432, United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
- UES, Inc. , Dayton, Ohio 45432, United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-7702, United States
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Jin W, Messina R, Rodriguez AW. Overcoming limits to near-field radiative heat transfer in uniform planar media through multilayer optimization. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:14746-14759. [PMID: 28789058 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.014746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Radiative heat transfer between uniform plates is bounded by the narrow range and limited contribution of surface waves. Using a combination of analytical calculations and numerical gradient-based optimization, we show that such a limitation can be overcome in complicated multilayer geometries, allowing the scattering and coupling rates of slab resonances to be altered over a broad range of evanescent wavevectors. We conclude that while the radiative flux between two inhomogeneous slabs can only be weakly enhanced, the flux between a dipolar particle and an inhomogeneous slab-proportional to the local density of states-can be orders of magnitude larger, albeit at the expense of increased frequency selectivity. A brief discussion of hyperbolic metamaterials shows that they provide far less enhancement than optimized inhomogeneous slabs.
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Pick A, Zhen B, Miller OD, Hsu CW, Hernandez F, Rodriguez AW, Soljačić M, Johnson SG. General theory of spontaneous emission near exceptional points. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:12325-12348. [PMID: 28786590 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.012325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a general theory of spontaneous emission at exceptional points (EPs)-exotic degeneracies in non-Hermitian systems. Our theory extends beyond spontaneous emission to any light-matter interaction described by the local density of states (e.g., absorption, thermal emission, and nonlinear frequency conversion). Whereas traditional spontaneous-emission theories imply infinite enhancement factors at EPs, we derive finite bounds on the enhancement, proving maximum enhancement of 4 in passive systems with second-order EPs and significantly larger enhancements (exceeding 400×) in gain-aided and higher-order EP systems. In contrast to non-degenerate resonances, which are typically associated with Lorentzian emission curves in systems with low losses, EPs are associated with non-Lorentzian lineshapes, leading to enhancements that scale nonlinearly with the resonance quality factor. Our theory can be applied to dispersive media, with proper normalization of the resonant modes.
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Yang Y, Miller OD, Christensen T, Joannopoulos JD, Soljačić M. Low-Loss Plasmonic Dielectric Nanoresonators. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:3238-3245. [PMID: 28441499 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Material losses in metals are a central bottleneck in plasmonics for many applications. Here we propose and theoretically demonstrate that metal losses can be successfully mitigated with dielectric particles on metallic films, giving rise to hybrid dielectric-metal resonances. In the far field, they yield strong and efficient scattering, beyond even the theoretical limits of all-metal and all-dielectric structures. In the near field, they offer high Purcell factor (>5000), high quantum efficiency (>90%), and highly directional emission at visible and infrared wavelengths. Their quality factors can be readily tailored from plasmonic-like (∼10) to dielectric-like (∼103), with wide control over the individual resonant coupling to photon, plasmon, and dissipative channels. Compared with conventional plasmonic nanostructures, such resonances show robustness against detrimental nonlocal effects and provide higher field enhancement at extreme nanoscopic sizes and spacings. These hybrid resonances equip plasmonics with high efficiency, which has been the predominant goal since the field's inception.
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- Yi Yang
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Applied Physics & Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Koenderink AF. Single-Photon Nanoantennas. ACS PHOTONICS 2017; 4:710-722. [PMID: 29354664 PMCID: PMC5770162 DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Single-photon nanoantennas are broadband strongly scattering nanostructures placed in the near field of a single quantum emitter, with the goal to enhance the coupling between the emitter and far-field radiation channels. Recently, great strides have been made in the use of nanoantennas to realize fluorescence brightness enhancements, and Purcell enhancements, of several orders of magnitude. This perspective reviews the key figures of merit by which single-photon nanoantenna performance is quantified and the recent advances in measuring these metrics unambiguously. Next, this perspective discusses what the state of the art is in terms of fluoresent brightness enhancements, Purcell factors, and directivity control on the level of single photons. Finally, I discuss future challenges for single-photon nanoantennas.
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Lee YE, Miller OD, Homer Reid MT, Johnson SG, Fang NX. Computational inverse design of non-intuitive illumination patterns to maximize optical force or torque. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:6757-6766. [PMID: 28381019 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.006757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This paper aims to maximize optical force or torque on arbitrary micro- and nanoscale objects using numerically optimized structured illumination. By developing a numerical framework for computer-automated design of 3d vector-field illumination, we demonstrate a 20-fold enhancement in optical torque per intensity over circularly polarized plane wave on a model plasmonic particle. The nonconvex optimization is efficiently performed by combining a compact cylindrical Bessel basis representation with a fast boundary element method and a standard derivative-free, local optimization algorithm. We analyze the optimization results for 2000 random initial configurations, discuss the tradeoff between robustness and enhancement, and compare the different effects of multipolar plasmon resonances on enhancing force or torque. All results are obtained using open-source computational software available online.
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Monticone F, Alù A. Metamaterial, plasmonic and nanophotonic devices. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2017; 80:036401. [PMID: 28166060 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/aa518f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The field of metamaterials has opened landscapes of possibilities in basic science, and a paradigm shift in the way we think about and design emergent material properties. In many scenarios, metamaterial concepts have helped overcome long-held scientific challenges, such as the absence of optical magnetism and the limits imposed by diffraction in optical imaging. As the potential of metamaterials, as well as their limitations, become clearer, these advances in basic science have started to make an impact on several applications in different areas, with far-reaching implications for many scientific and engineering fields. At optical frequencies, the alliance of metamaterials with the fields of plasmonics and nanophotonics can further advance the possibility of controlling light propagation, radiation, localization and scattering in unprecedented ways. In this review article, we discuss the recent progress in the field of metamaterials, with particular focus on how fundamental advances in this field are enabling a new generation of metamaterial, plasmonic and nanophotonic devices. Relevant examples include optical nanocircuits and nanoantennas, invisibility cloaks, superscatterers and superabsorbers, metasurfaces for wavefront shaping and wave-based analog computing, as well as active, nonreciprocal and topological devices. Throughout the paper, we highlight the fundamental limitations and practical challenges associated with the realization of advanced functionalities, and we suggest potential directions to go beyond these limits. Over the next few years, as new scientific breakthroughs are translated into technological advances, the fields of metamaterials, plasmonics and nanophotonics are expected to have a broad impact on a variety of applications in areas of scientific, industrial and societal significance.
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- Francesco Monticone
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0803, Austin, TX 78712, United States of America. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States of America
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Gold Nanoparticles in Photonic Crystals Applications: A Review. MATERIALS 2017; 10:ma10020097. [PMID: 28772458 PMCID: PMC5459143 DOI: 10.3390/ma10020097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This review concerns the recently emerged class of composite colloidal photonic crystals (PCs), in which gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are included in the photonic structure. The use of composites allows achieving a strong modification of the optical properties of photonic crystals by involving the light scattering with electronic excitations of the gold component (surface plasmon resonance, SPR) realizing a combination of absorption bands with the diffraction resonances occurring in the body of the photonic crystals. Considering different preparations of composite plasmonic-photonic crystals, based on 3D-PCs in presence of AuNPs, different resonance phenomena determine the optical response of hybrid crystals leading to a broadly tunable functionality of these crystals. Several chemical methods for fabrication of opals and inverse opals are presented together with preparations of composites plasmonic-photonic crystals: the influence of SPR on the optical properties of PCs is also discussed. Main applications of this new class of composite materials are illustrated with the aim to offer the reader an overview of the recent advances in this field.
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Yang Y, Zhen B, Hsu CW, Miller OD, Joannopoulos JD, Soljačić M. Optically Thin Metallic Films for High-Radiative-Efficiency Plasmonics. NANO LETTERS 2016; 16:4110-4117. [PMID: 27244596 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b00853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Plasmonics enables deep-subwavelength concentration of light and has become important for fundamental studies as well as real-life applications. Two major existing platforms of plasmonics are metallic nanoparticles and metallic films. Metallic nanoparticles allow efficient coupling to far field radiation, yet their synthesis typically leads to poor material quality. Metallic films offer substantially higher quality materials, but their coupling to radiation is typically jeopardized due to the large momentum mismatch with free space. Here, we propose and theoretically investigate optically thin metallic films as an ideal platform for high-radiative-efficiency plasmonics. For far-field scattering, adding a thin high-quality metallic substrate enables a higher quality factor while maintaining the localization and tunability that the nanoparticle provides. For near-field spontaneous emission, a thin metallic substrate, of high quality or not, greatly improves the field overlap between the emitter environment and propagating surface plasmons, enabling high-Purcell (total enhancement >10(4)), high-quantum-yield (>50%) spontaneous emission, even as the gap size vanishes (3-5 nm). The enhancement has almost spatially independent efficiency and does not suffer from quenching effects that commonly exist in previous structures.
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- Yi Yang
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Physics Department and Solid State Institute, Technion , Haifa 320000, Israel
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- Department of Applied Physics, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Anquillare EL, Miller OD, Hsu CW, DeLacy BG, Joannopoulos JD, Johnson SG, Soljačić M. Efficient, designable, and broad-bandwidth optical extinction via aspect-ratio-tailored silver nanodisks. OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 24:10806-10816. [PMID: 27409901 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.010806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Subwavelength resonators, ranging from single atoms to metallic nanoparticles, typically exhibit a narrow-bandwidth response to optical excitations. We computationally design and experimentally synthesize tailored distributions of silver nanodisks to extinguish light over broad and varied frequency windows. We show that metallic nanodisks are 2-10x more efficient in absorbing and scattering light than common structures, and can approach fundamental limits to broadband scattering for subwavelength particles. We measure broadband extinction per volume that closely approaches theoretical predictions over three representative visible-range wavelength windows, confirming the high efficiency of nanodisks and demonstrating the collective power of computational design and experimental precision for developing new photonics technologies.
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