Metallodielectric optical antennas for enhancing and directing spontaneous emission
Anno: 2012
Autori: Chen X., Agio M., Sandoghdar V.
Affiliazione autori: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; Department of Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; National Institute of Optics (INO-CNR) and European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LENS), via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI),Italy
Abstract: We exploit concepts from plasmonics and cavity quantum electrodynamics to devise new optical antennas for controlling spontaneous emission. The proposed antennas reduce the excited-state lifetimes to about 100 fs while maintaining quantum efficiencies around 80%.
Titolo Convegno: Information Optoelectronics, Nanofabrication and Testing
Luogo: Wuhan, China
Parole chiavi: nanoantenna; ultrafast; spontaneous decay