Optical antenna: Towards a unity efficiency near-field optical probe

被引:280
作者
Grober, RD [1 ]
Schoelkopf, RJ [1 ]
Prober, DE [1 ]
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
关键词
D O I
10.1063/1.118577
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We demonstrate that an antenna can be used to realize a near-field optical probe that combines spatial resolution well below the diffraction limit with transmission efficiency approaching unity. The probe consists of a planar bow-tie antenna with an open-circuited gap at its apex. We present proof-of-principle measurements using microwave radiation and discuss scaling the antenna to the visible optical spectrum. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
引用
收藏
页码:1354 / 1356
页数:3
相关论文
共 11 条
[1]
BALANIS CA, 1982, ANTENNA THEORY ANAL, P366
[2]
Theory of diffraction by small holes [J].
Bethe, HA .
PHYSICAL REVIEW, 1944, 66 (7/8) :163-182
[3]
BREAKING THE DIFFRACTION BARRIER - OPTICAL MICROSCOPY ON A NANOMETRIC SCALE [J].
BETZIG, E ;
TRAUTMAN, JK ;
HARRIS, TD ;
WEINER, JS ;
KOSTELAK, RL .
SCIENCE, 1991, 251 (5000) :1468-1470
[4]
BOW-TIE ANTENNAS ON A DIELECTRIC HALF-SPACE - THEORY AND EXPERIMENT [J].
COMPTON, RC ;
MCPHEDRAN, RC ;
POPOVIC, Z ;
REBEIZ, GM ;
TONG, PP ;
RUTLEDGE, DB .
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, 1987, 35 (06) :622-631
[5]
SCANNING ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMISSION-LINE MICROSCOPE WITH SUB-WAVELENGTH RESOLUTION [J].
FEE, M ;
CHU, S ;
HANSCH, TW .
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS, 1989, 69 (3-4) :219-224
[6]
Moyer P. J., 1996, NEAR FIELD OPTICS
[7]
Novotny L, 1995, NATO ADV SCI INST SE, V300, P21
[8]
PALIK ED, 1985, HDB OPTICAL CONSTANT, P399
[9]
RAMO JR, 1984, FIELDS WAVES COMMUNI, P582
[10]
Ramo S., 1984, FIELDS WAVES COMMUNI, P285