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Valev VK, Baumberg JJ, De Clercq B, Braz N, Zheng X, Osley EJ, Vandendriessche S, Hojeij M, Blejean C, Mertens J, Biris CG, Volskiy V, Ameloot M, Ekinci Y, Vandenbosch GAE, Warburton PA, Moshchalkov VV, Panoiu NC, Verbiest T. Nonlinear superchiral meta-surfaces: tuning chirality and disentangling non-reciprocity at the nanoscale. Adv Mater 2014; 26:4074-81. [PMID: 24740481 PMCID: PMC4173128 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201401021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Circularly polarized light is incident on a nanostructured chiral meta-surface. In the nanostructured unit cells whose chirality matches that of light, superchiral light is forming and strong optical second harmonic generation can be observed.
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- V K Valev
- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory Department of Physics University of CambridgeJ. J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK E-mail:
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory Department of Physics University of CambridgeJ. J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK E-mail:
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- University Hasselt and transnational University LimburgBIOMED, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Electrical Engineering University College London Torrington PlaceLondon WC1E 7JE, UK
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- ESAT-TELEMIC, KU LeuvenB-3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Electrical Engineering University College London Torrington PlaceLondon WC1E 7JEUK London Centre for Nanotechnology University College London17–19 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AH, UK
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- Laboratory for Micro and Nanotechnology Paul Scherrer Institute5232, Villigen-PS, Switzerland
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory Department of Physics University of CambridgeJ. J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK E-mail:
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory Department of Physics University of CambridgeJ. J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK E-mail:
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- Department of Physics West University of Timisoara B-dul Vasile ParvanNr. 4, Timisoara, 300223, Timis, Romania
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- ESAT-TELEMIC, KU LeuvenB-3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- University Hasselt and transnational University LimburgBIOMED, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Micro and Nanotechnology Paul Scherrer Institute5232, Villigen-PS, Switzerland
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- Electrical Engineering University College London Torrington PlaceLondon WC1E 7JEUK London Centre for Nanotechnology University College London17–19 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AH, UK
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- Nanoscale Superconductivity and Magnetism & Pulsed Fields Group INPAC, KU LeuvenCelestijnenlaan 200 D B-3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Electrical Engineering, University College London Torrington PlaceLondon WC1E 7JE, UKThomas Young Centre London Centre for Nanotechnology University College London17–19 Gordon St, London, WC1H 0AH, UK
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- Molecular Electronics and PhotonicsKU Leuven BE-3001, Belgium
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Valev VK, De Clercq B, Biris CG, Zheng X, Vandendriessche S, Hojeij M, Denkova D, Jeyaram Y, Panoiu NC, Ekinci Y, Silhanek AV, Volskiy V, Vandenbosch GAE, Ameloot M, Moshchalkov VV, Verbiest T. Distributing the optical near-field for efficient field-enhancements in nanostructures. Adv Mater 2012; 24:OP208-OP272. [PMID: 22761007 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- V K Valev
- Molecular Electronics and Photonics, INPAC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE-3001, Belgium.
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Valev VK, Clercq BD, Zheng X, Denkova D, Osley EJ, Vandendriessche S, Silhanek AV, Volskiy V, Warburton PA, Vandenbosch GAE, Ameloot M, Moshchalkov VV, Verbiest T. The role of chiral local field enhancements below the resolution limit of Second Harmonic Generation microscopy. Opt Express 2012; 20:256-264. [PMID: 22274348 DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.000256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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While it has been demonstrated that, above its resolution limit, Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) microscopy can map chiral local field enhancements, below that limit, structural defects were found to play a major role. Here we show that, even below the resolution limit, the contributions from chiral local field enhancements to the SHG signal can dominate over those by structural defects. We report highly homogeneous SHG micrographs of star-shaped gold nanostructures, where the SHG circular dichroism effect is clearly visible from virtually every single nanostructure. Most likely, size and geometry determine the dominant contributions to the SHG signal in nanostructured systems.
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- V K Valev
- Molecular Electronics and Photonics, INPAC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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Valev VK, Silhanek AV, Jeyaram Y, Denkova D, De Clercq B, Petkov V, Zheng X, Volskiy V, Gillijns W, Vandenbosch GAE, Aktsipetrov OA, Ameloot M, Moshchalkov VV, Verbiest T. Hotspot decorations map plasmonic patterns with the resolution of scanning probe techniques. Phys Rev Lett 2011; 106:226803. [PMID: 21702624 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.226803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Revised: 03/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In high definition mapping of the plasmonic patterns on the surfaces of nanostructures, the diffraction limit of light remains an important obstacle. Here we demonstrate that this diffraction limit can be completely circumvented. We show that upon illuminating nanostructures made of nickel and palladium, the resulting surface-plasmon pattern is imprinted on the structures themselves; the hotspots (regions of local field enhancement) are decorated with overgrowths, allowing for their subsequent imaging with scanning-probe techniques. The resulting resolution of plasmon pattern imaging is correspondingly improved.
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- V K Valev
- Molecular Electronics and Photonics, INPAC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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