• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 21, Issue 1, 013601 (2023)
Tao Zhuang1, Haifeng Hu1、2、3、*, and Qiwen Zhan1、2、3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai 201204, China
  • 3Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202321.013601 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Tao Zhuang, Haifeng Hu, Qiwen Zhan. Generation of tunable superchiral spot in metal-insulator-metal waveguide[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(1): 013601 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of MIM structure, which consists of the gold cladding layers and the air gap as the core layer. The dielectric constants of gold and air are εAu = 12.997 + 1.0341i and ε0 = 1, respectively. The thickness of the air gap is d = 60 nm. The plasmonic modes propagate towards the origin from all spatial directions to create the superchiral field.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of MIM structure, which consists of the gold cladding layers and the air gap as the core layer. The dielectric constants of gold and air are εAu = 12.997 + 1.0341i and ε0 = 1, respectively. The thickness of the air gap is d = 60 nm. The plasmonic modes propagate towards the origin from all spatial directions to create the superchiral field.
    Distribution of light field components and g-factor enhancement for the superchiral spot. (a) H|| in the xz plane, (b) Ez in the xz plane, (c) Ez in the xy plane, (d) E|| in the xz plane, (e) g/gCPL in the xz plane, and (f) g/gCPL in the xy plane.
    Fig. 2. Distribution of light field components and g-factor enhancement for the superchiral spot. (a) H|| in the xz plane, (b) Ez in the xz plane, (c) Ez in the xy plane, (d) E|| in the xz plane, (e) g/gCPL in the xz plane, and (f) g/gCPL in the xy plane.
    Schematic diagram of the focusing system to generate a superchiral spot by the plasmonic mode in the MIM structure.
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of the focusing system to generate a superchiral spot by the plasmonic mode in the MIM structure.
    (a) Amplitudes of the transverse component of the magnetic field, (b), (c) amplitudes of the z component and transverse component of the electric field, (d) g-factor enhancement of the superchiral spot.
    Fig. 4. (a) Amplitudes of the transverse component of the magnetic field, (b), (c) amplitudes of the z component and transverse component of the electric field, (d) g-factor enhancement of the superchiral spot.
    (a) Positions of the superchiral spots when θ/θNA = 0.9, 0.92, 0.94, 0.96, 0.98, 0.999 for d = 60 nm. The colorbar represents the g-factor enhancement (i.e., g/gCPL). h is the z position of the superchiral spot, and d is the thickness of the air gap. (b) The relationship between the position of the superchiral field and the incident angle θ when the thickness of the air gap is 50 nm, 60 nm, 70 nm, and 80 nm.
    Fig. 5. (a) Positions of the superchiral spots when θ/θNA = 0.9, 0.92, 0.94, 0.96, 0.98, 0.999 for d = 60 nm. The colorbar represents the g-factor enhancement (i.e., g/gCPL). h is the z position of the superchiral spot, and d is the thickness of the air gap. (b) The relationship between the position of the superchiral field and the incident angle θ when the thickness of the air gap is 50 nm, 60 nm, 70 nm, and 80 nm.
    Tao Zhuang, Haifeng Hu, Qiwen Zhan. Generation of tunable superchiral spot in metal-insulator-metal waveguide[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(1): 013601
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