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Babinet principle for plasmonic antennas: complementarity and differences
Horák, M. ; Křápek, V. ; Hrtoň, M. ; Metelka, O. ; Šamořil, T. ; Stöger-Pollach, M. ; Paták, Aleš ; Šikola, T.
Plasmonics deals mainly with surface plasmon polaritons (SPP), which are collective oscillations of free electrons at metal-dielectric interfaces connected with the local electromagnetic field. When SPP are spatially restricted to a metallic nanoparticle, we talk about localized surface plasmons (LSP). LSP resonances can be characterized with an excellent spectral and spatial resolution by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and cathodoluminescence. Both techniques utilize an electron beam that interacts with the metallic nanoparticle and excites the LSP resonances. EELS measures the energy transferred from electrons to the LSP and cathodoluminescence deals with the light which the LSP emit during their decay. Babinet principle, originating in the wave theory of light and analysis of diffraction, relates the optical response of apertures in thin films and their complementary particle analogues. According to the Babinet principle, LSP in complementary particles and apertures have identical resonance energies and their near fields are closely linked: the electric field distribution of a specific in-plane polarization for an aperture corresponds to the magnetic field distribution of a perpendicular polarization for a particle.
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Plasmonic Antennas
Kvapil, Michal ; Brzobohatý, Oto (referee) ; Novák, Stanislav (referee) ; Šikola, Tomáš (advisor)
Tato disertační práce pojednává o plazmonických anténách. Rezonanční vlastnosti plazmonických antén jsou studovány teoreticky i experimentálně. Teoretické výpočty jsou prováděny v programu Lumerical FDTD Solutions užitím numerické metody konečných diferencí v časové doméně. Pro experimentální studium byly antény vyrobeny pomocí elektronové litografie. Rezonanční vlastnosti vyrobených antén jsou studovány fourierovskou infračervenou spektroskopií. Práce se zaměřuje na studium rezonančních vlastností antén vyrobených na vrstvě nanokrystalického diamantu. Dále zkoumá možnost využití antén jako plazmonického senzoru funkcionalizovaného k detekci streptavidinu. Nakonec je představena anténa tvaru písmene V, u které dochází v důsledku porušení symetrie antény ke směrovému rozptylu dopadajícího světla. Tato směrovost se ovšem projevuje jen na vlnových délkách blízkých kvadrupólovému módu antény.
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Unidirectional plasmonic antennas
Formanová, Veronika ; Hrtoň, Martin (referee) ; Kvapil, Michal (advisor)
This thesis deals with directional V-shaped plasmonic antennas. In the thesis, an analytical model of antenna emission is proposed. The results of analytical computations are compared with results of numerical simulations in Lumerical FDTD Solutions package. Also, the process of fabrication of such antennas by electron beam lithography and measurement of optical properties using Fourier infrared spectroscopy is described and measured antenna resonant spectra are shown. Finally, there is a proposal of an experiment to prove the emission directivity of fabricated V-shaped antennas.
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Optical response of asymmetric plasmonic structures
Babocký, Jiří ; Kolařík, Vladimír (referee) ; Čechal, Jan (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with study of resonance modes of plasmonic structures. First part provides an overview of theoretical models, which explain the resonanace modes in plasmonic structures. Next part describes technology of electron beam lithography. First section of experimental part deas with technological processes leading to an improvement of resulting structures made by electron beam lithography that is followed by lift-off process. Last part focuses on a study of reflectance spactra of plasmonic antenas and the identification of resonance modes.
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Unidirectional plasmonic antennas
Formanová, Veronika ; Křápek, Vlastimil (referee) ; Kvapil, Michal (advisor)
This thesis deals with directional V-shaped plasmonic antennas. In the thesis, an analytical model of antenna emission is proposed. The results of analytical computations are compared with results of numerical simulations in Lumerical FDTD Solutions package. Also, the process of fabrication of such antennas by electron beam lithography and measurement of optical properties using Fourier infrared spectroscopy is described and measured antenna resonant spectra are shown. Finally, there is a proposal of an experiment to prove the emission directivity of fabricated V-shaped antennas.
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Creation of plasmonic micro- and nanostructures by electron beam lithography
Babocký, Jiří ; Dvořák, Petr (referee) ; Kvapil, Michal (advisor)
This beachelor’s thesis deals with a fabrication of plasmonic antennas using electron beam lithography. First section consists of summary of a technologies that can be used for production of metallic micro and nanostructures on silicon and glass substrate. Second section provides a description of electron beam lithography method and technologies that are used for it. Final part describes experiments, that were done and empiric model describing dependance of dimension of fabricated structures on lithographic parameters.
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