najoNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, MathematicsНаносистемы: физика, химия, математика2220-80542305-7971Университет ИТМО10.17586/2220-8054-2018-9-5-609-613najo-681Research ArticlePHYSICSФИЗИКАNear-field optical microscopy of surface plasmon polaritons excited by silicon nanoantennaSinevI. S.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

i.sinev@metalab.ifmo.ruKomissarenkoF. E.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

MukhinI. S.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

PetrovM. I.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

IorshI. V.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

BelovP. A.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

SamusevA. K.

Kronverkskiy, 49, St. Petersburg, 197101

St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and OpticsRussian Federation20181208202595609613Copyright © Sinev I.S., Komissarenko F.E., Mukhin I.S., Petrov M.I., Iorsh I.V., Belov P.A., Samusev A.K., 20252025Sinev I.S., Komissarenko F.E., Mukhin I.S., Petrov M.I., Iorsh I.V., Belov P.A., Samusev A.K.Sinev I.S., Komissarenko F.E., Mukhin I.S., Petrov M.I., Iorsh I.V., Belov P.A., Samusev A.K.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/681

An optical nanoantenna is a device that transforms far-field electromagnetic radiation into near-field and vice versa. Naturally, it can serve as a conduit between free space light and localized optical modes, including surface waves. With the recent rise of all-dielectric nanophotonics, nanoantennas made of high-index materials were found to offer unparalleled means for manipulation of light due to presence of equally strong electric and magnetic responses in the visible spectral range. Here, we demonstrate excitation of surface plasmon polaritons by single silicon nanosphere on gold layer measured by means of scanning near-field optical microscopy. The interference patterns observed in the measured near-field maps allow us to retrieve information on directivity and relative excitation efficiency of surface plasmon polariton in the longer wavelength part of the visible spectral range. Our results demonstrate that all-dielectric nanoantennas could prove to be a valuable tool for controlling directivity and efficiency of excitation of surface waves. 

near-field optical microscopysilicon nanoparticlesall-dielectric nanoantennassurface plasmon polaritonsThis work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (project No 14.584.21.0024 with unique identificator RFMEFI58417X0024).ReferencesEvlyukhin A. B., Novikov S. M., Zywietz U., Eriksen R. L., Reinhardt C., Bozhevolnyi S. I., Chichkov B. N. Demonstration of magnetic dipole resonances of dielectric nanospheres in the visible region. Nano letters, 2012, 12(7), P. 3749–3755.Evlyukhin A. B., Novikov S. M., Zywietz U., Eriksen R. L., Reinhardt C., Bozhevolnyi S. I., Chichkov B. N. Demonstration of magnetic dipole resonances of dielectric nanospheres in the visible region. Nano letters, 2012, 12(7), P. 3749–3755.Kuznetsov A. I., Miroshnichenko A. E., Fu Y. H., Zhang J., LukYanchuk B. Magnetic light. Scientific reports, 2012, 2, P. 492.Kuznetsov A. I., Miroshnichenko A. E., Fu Y. H., Zhang J., LukYanchuk B. Magnetic light. Scientific reports, 2012, 2, P. 492.Fu Y. H., Kuznetsov A. I., Miroshnichenko A. E., Yu Y. F., Lukyanchuk B. Directional visible light scattering by silicon nanoparticles. Nature communications, 2013, 4, P. 1527.Fu Y. H., Kuznetsov A. I., Miroshnichenko A. E., Yu Y. F., Lukyanchuk B. Directional visible light scattering by silicon nanoparticles. Nature communications, 2013, 4, P. 1527.Paniagua-Domnguez R., Yu Y. F., Miroshnichenko A. E., Krivitsky L. A., Fu Y. H., Valuckas V., Gonzaga L., Toh Y. T., Kay A. Y. S., LukYanchuk B., Kuznetsov A. I. Generalized Brewster effect in dielectric metasurfaces. Nature communications, 2016, 7, P. 10362.Paniagua-Domnguez R., Yu Y. F., Miroshnichenko A. E., Krivitsky L. A., Fu Y. H., Valuckas V., Gonzaga L., Toh Y. T., Kay A. Y. S., LukYanchuk B., Kuznetsov A. I. Generalized Brewster effect in dielectric metasurfaces. Nature communications, 2016, 7, P. 10362.Evlyukhin A. B., Bozhevolnyi S. I. Resonant unidirectional and elastic scattering of surface plasmon polaritons by high refractive index dielectric nanoparticles. Physical Review B, 2015, 92(24), P. 245419.Evlyukhin A. B., Bozhevolnyi S. I. Resonant unidirectional and elastic scattering of surface plasmon polaritons by high refractive index dielectric nanoparticles. Physical Review B, 2015, 92(24), P. 245419.Dmitriev P. A., Makarov S. V., Milichko V. A., Mukhin I. S., Gudovskikh A. S., Sitnikova A. A., Samusev A. K., Krasnok A. E., Belov P. A. Laser fabrication of crystalline silicon nanoresonators from an amorphous film for low-loss all-dielectric nanophotonics. Nanoscale, 2016, 8(9), P. 5043–5048.Dmitriev P. A., Makarov S. V., Milichko V. A., Mukhin I. S., Gudovskikh A. S., Sitnikova A. A., Samusev A. K., Krasnok A. E., Belov P. A. Laser fabrication of crystalline silicon nanoresonators from an amorphous film for low-loss all-dielectric nanophotonics. Nanoscale, 2016, 8(9), P. 5043–5048.Denisyuk A. I., Komissarenko F. E., Mukhin I. S. Electrostatic pick-and-place micro/nanomanipulation under the electron beam. Microelectronic Engineering, 2014, 121, P. 15–18.Denisyuk A. I., Komissarenko F. E., Mukhin I. S. Electrostatic pick-and-place micro/nanomanipulation under the electron beam. Microelectronic Engineering, 2014, 121, P. 15–18.Miroshnichenko A. E., Evlyukhin A. B., Kivshar Y. S., Chichkov B. N. Substrate-Induced Resonant Magnetoelectric Effects for Dielectric Nanoparticles. ACS Photonics, 2015, 2(10), P. 1423–1428.Miroshnichenko A. E., Evlyukhin A. B., Kivshar Y. S., Chichkov B. N. Substrate-Induced Resonant Magnetoelectric Effects for Dielectric Nanoparticles. ACS Photonics, 2015, 2(10), P. 1423–1428.Born M., Wolf E. Principles of optics: electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference and diffraction of light. Elsevier, 2013, 836 p. SPP from silicon nanoantenna 613Born M., Wolf E. Principles of optics: electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference and diffraction of light. Elsevier, 2013, 836 p. SPP from silicon nanoantenna 613Sinev I. S., Bogdanov A. A., Komissarenko F. E., Frizyuk K. S., Petrov M. I., Mukhin I. S., Makarov S. V., Samusev A. K., Lavrinenko A. V., Iorsh I. V. Chirality driven by magnetic dipole response for demultiplexing of surface waves. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2017, 11(5), P. 1700168.Sinev I. S., Bogdanov A. A., Komissarenko F. E., Frizyuk K. S., Petrov M. I., Mukhin I. S., Makarov S. V., Samusev A. K., Lavrinenko A. V., Iorsh I. V. Chirality driven by magnetic dipole response for demultiplexing of surface waves. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2017, 11(5), P. 1700168.Otto A. Excitation of nonradiative surface plasma waves in silver by the method of frustrated total reflection. Zeitschrift fur Physik A Hadrons and nuclei, 1968, 216(4), P. 398–410.Otto A. Excitation of nonradiative surface plasma waves in silver by the method of frustrated total reflection. Zeitschrift fur Physik A Hadrons and nuclei, 1968, 216(4), P. 398–410.Woessner A., Lundeberg M. B., Gao Y., Principi A., Alonso-Gonzalez P., Carrega M., Watanabe K., Taniguchi T., Vignale G., Polini M., Hone J., Hillenbrand R., Koppens F. H. L. Highly confined low-loss plasmons in grapheneboron nitride heterostructures. Nature materials, 2015, 14(4), P. 421.Woessner A., Lundeberg M. B., Gao Y., Principi A., Alonso-Gonzalez P., Carrega M., Watanabe K., Taniguchi T., Vignale G., Polini M., Hone J., Hillenbrand R., Koppens F. H. L. Highly confined low-loss plasmons in grapheneboron nitride heterostructures. Nature materials, 2015, 14(4), P. 421.Permyakov D. V., Mukhin I. S., Shishkin I. I., Samusev A. K., Belov P. A., Kivshar Y. S. Mapping electromagnetic fields near a subwavelength hole. JETP letters, 2014, 99(11), P. 622–626.Permyakov D. V., Mukhin I. S., Shishkin I. I., Samusev A. K., Belov P. A., Kivshar Y. S. Mapping electromagnetic fields near a subwavelength hole. JETP letters, 2014, 99(11), P. 622–626.Bethe H. A. Theory of diffraction by small holes. Physical review, 1944, 66(7-8), P. 163.Bethe H. A. Theory of diffraction by small holes. Physical review, 1944, 66(7-8), P. 163.Johnson P. B., Christy R. W. Optical constants of the noble metals. Physical review B, 1972, 6(12), P. 4370.Johnson P. B., Christy R. W. Optical constants of the noble metals. Physical review B, 1972, 6(12), P. 4370.Sinev I., Iorsh I., Bogdanov A., Permyakov D., Komissarenko F., Mukhin I., Samusev A., Valuckas V., Kuznetsov A. I., Luk’yanchuk B. S., Miroshnichenko A. E., Kivshar Y. S. Polarization control over electric and magnetic dipole resonances of dielectric nanoparticles on metallic films. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2016, 10(5), P. 799–806.Sinev I., Iorsh I., Bogdanov A., Permyakov D., Komissarenko F., Mukhin I., Samusev A., Valuckas V., Kuznetsov A. I., Luk’yanchuk B. S., Miroshnichenko A. E., Kivshar Y. S. Polarization control over electric and magnetic dipole resonances of dielectric nanoparticles on metallic films. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2016, 10(5), P. 799–806.

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest present.