Spatiotemporal control of femtosecond plasmon using plasmon response functions measured by near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM)

Shutaro Onishi; Keiichiro Matsuishi; Jun Oi; Takuya Harada; Miyuki Kusaba; Kenichi Hirosawa; Fumihiko Kannari

doi:10.1364/OE.21.026631

Optics Express
Vol. 21,
Issue 22,
pp. 26631-26641
(2013)
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.026631

Spatiotemporal control of femtosecond plasmon using plasmon response functions measured by near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM)

Shutaro Onishi, Keiichiro Matsuishi, Jun Oi, Takuya Harada, Miyuki Kusaba, Kenichi Hirosawa, and Fumihiko Kannari

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Shutaro Onishi, Keiichiro Matsuishi, Jun Oi, Takuya Harada, Miyuki Kusaba, Kenichi Hirosawa, and Fumihiko Kannari, "Spatiotemporal control of femtosecond plasmon using plasmon response functions measured by near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM)," Opt. Express 21, 26631-26641 (2013)

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- Original Manuscript: June 7, 2013
- Revised Manuscript: September 19, 2013
- Manuscript Accepted: September 25, 2013
- Published: October 29, 2013
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Abstract

Spectral interferometry combined with near-field scanning optical microscopy is applied in the spatiotemporal characterization of femtosecond plasmon localized at gold nanostructures and surface plasmon polariton in an air-gap waveguide. Based on the plasmon response function in both the amplitude and the phase obtained from the measurements, we deterministically tailored the femtosecond plasmon pulse by shaping the femtosecond excitation laser pulses.

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C. Rewitz, T. Keitzl, P. Tuchscherer, J. S. Huang, P. Geisler, G. Razinskas, B. Hecht, and T. Brixner, “Ultrafast plasmon propagation in nanowires characterized by far-field spectral interferometry,” Nano Lett. 12(1), 45–49 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2011 (1)

T. Harada, K. Matsuishi, Y. Oishi, K. Isobe, A. Suda, H. Kawan, H. Mizuno, A. Miyawaki, K. Midorikawa, and F. Kannari, “Temporal control of local plasmon distribution on Au nanocrosses by ultra-broadband femtosecond laser pulses and its application for selective two-photon excitation of multiple fluorophores,” Opt. Express 19(14), 13618–13627 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2010 (2)

G. Volpe, G. Molina-Terriza, and R. Quidant, “Deterministic subwavelength control of light confinement in nanostructures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 105(21), 216802 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Anderson, K. S. Deryckx, X. G. Xu, G. Steinmeyer, and M. B. Raschke, “Few-femtosecond plasmon dephasing of a single metallic nanostructure from optical response function reconstruction by interferometric frequency resolved optical gating,” Nano Lett. 10(7), 2519–2524 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2009 (1)

J. S. Huang, D. V. Voronine, P. Tuchscherer, T. Brixner, and B. Hecht, “Deterministic spatiotemporal control of optical fields in nanoantennas and plasmonic circuits,” Phys. Rev. B 79(19), 195441 (2009).
[Crossref]

2008 (1)

G. Lévêque and O. J. F. Martin, “Narrow-band multiresonant plasmon nanostructure for the coherent control of light: an optical analog of the xylophone,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 100(11), 117402 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2007 (1)

T. Utikal, T. Zentgraf, J. Kuhl, and H. Giessen, “Dynamics and dephasing of plasmon polaritons in metallic photonic crystal superlattices:Time- and frequency-resolved nonlinear autocorrelation measurements and simulations,” Phys. Rev. B 76(24), 245107 (2007).
[Crossref]

2006 (1)

T. Brixner, F. J. Garcia de Abajo, J. Schneider, C. Spindler, and W. Pfeiffer, “Ultrafast adaptive optical near-field control,” Phys. Rev. B 73(12), 125437 (2006).
[Crossref]

2002 (1)

M. I. Stockman, S. V. Faleev, and D. J. Bergman, “Coherent control of femtosecond energy localization in nanosystems,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88(6), 067402 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

1998 (1)

A. Assion, T. Baumert, M. Bergt, T. Brixner, B. Kiefer, V. Seyfried, M. Strehle, and G. Gerber, “Control of chemical reactions by feedback-optimized phase-shaped femtosecond laser pulses,” Science 282(5390), 919–922 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

1992 (1)

R. S. Judson and H. Rabitz, “Teaching lasers to control molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 68(10), 1500–1503 (1992).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Anderson, A.

Assion, A.

Baumert, T.

Bergman, D. J.

M. I. Stockman, S. V. Faleev, and D. J. Bergman, “Coherent control of femtosecond energy localization in nanosystems,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88(6), 067402 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Bergt, M.

Brixner, T.

T. Brixner, F. J. Garcia de Abajo, J. Schneider, C. Spindler, and W. Pfeiffer, “Ultrafast adaptive optical near-field control,” Phys. Rev. B 73(12), 125437 (2006).
[Crossref]

Deryckx, K. S.

Faleev, S. V.

M. I. Stockman, S. V. Faleev, and D. J. Bergman, “Coherent control of femtosecond energy localization in nanosystems,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88(6), 067402 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Garcia de Abajo, F. J.

T. Brixner, F. J. Garcia de Abajo, J. Schneider, C. Spindler, and W. Pfeiffer, “Ultrafast adaptive optical near-field control,” Phys. Rev. B 73(12), 125437 (2006).
[Crossref]

Geisler, P.

Gerber, G.

Giessen, H.

Harada, T.

Hecht, B.

Huang, J. S.

Isobe, K.

Judson, R. S.

R. S. Judson and H. Rabitz, “Teaching lasers to control molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 68(10), 1500–1503 (1992).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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Kawan, H.

Keitzl, T.

Kiefer, B.

Kuhl, J.

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Midorikawa, K.

Miyawaki, A.

Mizuno, H.

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Oishi, Y.

Pfeiffer, W.

T. Brixner, F. J. Garcia de Abajo, J. Schneider, C. Spindler, and W. Pfeiffer, “Ultrafast adaptive optical near-field control,” Phys. Rev. B 73(12), 125437 (2006).
[Crossref]

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[Crossref] [PubMed]

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[Crossref] [PubMed]

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Razinskas, G.

Rewitz, C.

Schneider, J.

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[Crossref]

Seyfried, V.

Spindler, C.

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[Crossref]

Steinmeyer, G.

Stockman, M. I.

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[Crossref] [PubMed]

Strehle, M.

Suda, A.

Tuchscherer, P.

Utikal, T.

Volpe, G.

G. Volpe, G. Molina-Terriza, and R. Quidant, “Deterministic subwavelength control of light confinement in nanostructures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 105(21), 216802 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Voronine, D. V.

Xu, X. G.

Zentgraf, T.

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T. Brixner, F. J. Garcia de Abajo, J. Schneider, C. Spindler, and W. Pfeiffer, “Ultrafast adaptive optical near-field control,” Phys. Rev. B 73(12), 125437 (2006).
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[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. I. Stockman, S. V. Faleev, and D. J. Bergman, “Coherent control of femtosecond energy localization in nanosystems,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88(6), 067402 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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F. Kannari, K. Matsuishi, T. Harada, J. Ohi, and Y. Oishi, “Characterization and control of femtosecond localized plasmon using spectral interferometry with SNOM or fringe-resolved autocorrelation with dark-field microscopy,” 36th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC2010), Torino, Sep. 19–22, 2010.
[Crossref]

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Fig. 1 Experimental setup of SI-NSOM

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Fig. 2 (a) Designed Au nanocrosses, (b) SEM pictures of fabricated Au nanocrosses, (c) plasmon response functions of nanorods calculated by a FDTD numerical model for various aspect ratios R, and (d) plasmon resonance function predicted by FDTD calculation for an Au nanocross consisting of a longer arm with R = 3 and a shorter arm with R = 2.5. Spectrum of our excitation laser pulse is shown in Fig. 2(c).

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Fig. 3 An air-gap surface plasmon-polariton waveguide designed for experiment. An inset is a FDTD prediction on surface plasmon-polariton propagation in this waveguide. The SEM picture of fabricated waveguide is shown in the bottom.

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Fig. 4 Numerically predicted influence of Au-coated fiber probe on plasmon distribution: (a) Schematic cross-section and SEM picture of our NSOM fiber probe (although this picture is a fiber probe with 100-nm aperture, our measurements and FDTD calculations were done by the fiber probe with 50-nm aperture), (b) plasmon intensity spectrum of a 120 x 40 nm Au nanorod at center of NSOM probe apex with that without fiber probe, (c) plasmon intensity distribution for a 120 x 40 nm Au nanorod with and without an Au-coated NSOM probe, and (d) change in plasmon intensity spectrum at center of NSOM probe apex for various heights.

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Fig. 5 Plasmon spectral intensity (a) and plasmon spectral phase (b) at an R = 3 longer arm of the nanocross and at a plane reference point on the substrate. Plasmon response function can be obtained by ratio between two intensity spectra and difference between two phase spectra.

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Fig. 6 (a) Spectral plasmon response functions deduced from SI-NSOM measurement for R = 3. (b) Plasmon time history at excitation by Fourier transform limited laser pulse predicted using response function.

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Fig. 7 (a) Spectral plasmon response functions deduced from SI-NSOM measurement for R = 2.5. (b) Plasmon time history at excitation by Fourier transform limited laser pulse predicted using response function.

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Fig. 8 Measured plasmon pulses on a longer arm with R = 3 ((a)&(c)) and a shorter arm with R = 2.5 ((b)&(d)) excited by femtosecond laser pulse shaped to generate FTL pulse on a longer arm R = 3 ((a)&(b)) and a shorter arm with R = 2.5 ((c)&(d))

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Fig. 9 Numerically predicted plasmon pulses using experimentally obtained response functions on a longer arm with R = 3 ((a)&(c)) and a shorter arm with R = 2.5 ((b)&(d)) excited by femtosecond laser pulse shaped to generate a FTL pulse on a longer arm with R = 3 ((a)&(b)) and a shorter arm with R = 2.5 ((c)&(d))

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Fig. 10 Response functions measured at three exits of the surface plasmon-polariton waveguide shown in Fig. 3: (a) Exit 1, (b) Exit 2, and (3) Exit 3.

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Fig. 11 Time histories of surface plasmon-polariton pulses measured at the three exits of the waveguide in Fig. 3. The excitation laser pulse was shaped so that the Fourier transform limited plasmon appears at (a) Exit 1, (b) Exit 2, and (3) Exit 3, respectively, based on the obtained plasmon response functions (Fig. 10).

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\tilde{M} (r, ω) = \tilde{E} (r, ω) {\tilde{E}}_{r e f}^{*} (ω) = [\tilde{R} (r, ω) {\tilde{E}}_{p u m p} (ω) {\tilde{E}}_{r e f}^{*} (ω)],

\tilde{R} (r, ω) = \frac{\tilde{M} (r, ω) / {\tilde{E}}_{r e f}^{*} (ω)}{{\tilde{E}}_{p u m p} (ω)} = \frac{\tilde{M} (r, ω)}{{| {\tilde{E}}_{r e f} (ω) |}^{2}} .

{\tilde{E}}_{s h a p e} (r, ω) = \tilde{R} (r, ω) {\tilde{S}}_{s h a p e} (ω) = \frac{\tilde{M} (r, ω)}{{| {\tilde{E}}_{r e f} (ω) |}^{2}} {\tilde{S}}_{s h a p e} (ω) .

\begin{array}{l} {\tilde{M}}_{0} (ω) = {\tilde{E}}_{0} (ω) {\tilde{E}}_{r e f}^{*} (ω) . \end{array}

\begin{array}{l} ∴ \tilde{R} (r, ω) = \frac{\tilde{M} (r, ω)}{{\tilde{M}}_{0} (ω)} ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ . \end{array}

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Anderson, A.

Assion, A.

Baumert, T.

Bergman, D. J.

Bergt, M.

Brixner, T.

Deryckx, K. S.

Faleev, S. V.

Garcia de Abajo, F. J.

Geisler, P.

Gerber, G.

Giessen, H.

Harada, T.

Hecht, B.

Huang, J. S.

Isobe, K.

Judson, R. S.

Kannari, F.

Kawan, H.

Keitzl, T.

Kiefer, B.

Kuhl, J.

Lévêque, G.

Martin, O. J. F.

Matsuishi, K.

Midorikawa, K.

Miyawaki, A.

Mizuno, H.

Molina-Terriza, G.

Oishi, Y.

Pfeiffer, W.

Quidant, R.

Rabitz, H.

Raschke, M. B.

Razinskas, G.

Rewitz, C.

Schneider, J.

Seyfried, V.

Spindler, C.

Steinmeyer, G.

Stockman, M. I.

Strehle, M.

Suda, A.

Tuchscherer, P.

Utikal, T.

Volpe, G.

Voronine, D. V.

Xu, X. G.

Zentgraf, T.

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