Review
Optics
K. Monisha, K. Suresh, Sajan D. George
Summary: The conversion of light to heat via the photothermal effect has been used to evaluate thermo-optic properties of materials, but recently it has also been used for the manipulation of colloidal objects and living cells. Optothermal manipulation techniques utilize lower optical power and can manipulate particles over a long range compared to conventional optical tweezers. This review discusses the working mechanisms, concepts, and applications of recently established optothermal techniques, as well as the physical mechanisms behind the optical manipulation.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Weidong Zhang, Hung Chiang, Te Wen, Lulu Ye, Hai Lin, Haitan Xu, Qihuang Gong, Guowei Lu
Summary: Coupled plasmonic systems are of interest for their optical properties and potential applications. An improved method for mapping geometric configurations to optical properties accurately is developed, allowing for the realization of low-loss cavity and interesting effects in metallic nanoparticles. Asymmetric coupling is predicted to lead to chirality and directional energy transfer in hybrid plasmonic systems.
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yuto Moritake, Masaaki Ono, Masaya Notomi
Summary: Topological photonics mimicking topological insulators has attracted significant attention. In this study, we experimentally observed the photonic topological edge states of zigzag plasmonic chains composed of metal nanodiscs in the optical region through far-field imaging. We also propose and investigate connected chains, which showed similar topological edge states.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Mihir Kumar Sahoo, V. S. Abhay Anand, Anshuman Kumar
Summary: Sensing lower molecular weight in a diluted solution using a label-free biosensor is challenging. This study presents an optimized electroplating-based fabrication process for a miniaturized plasmonic structure, namely a vertical Au nanorod array-based metamaterials, to improve the sensitivity of the sensor. The research found that slightly acidic gold sulfite solution supports immersion deposition, which should be minimized to avoid uncontrolled Au deposition.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Maxime Lobry, Hadrien Fasseaux, Mederic Loyez, Karima Chah, Erik Goormaghtigh, Ruddy Wattiez, Francesco Chiavaioli, Christophe Caucheteur
Summary: Gold-coated tilted fiber Bragg gratings (TFBGs) have been extensively studied for biosensing applications, with a more sensitive demodulation method based on the intersection of the upper and lower envelopes of TFBG spectra being reported in this paper. This method has been successfully applied in detecting HER2 proteins, and practical improvements such as superimposing a uniform FBG and implementing a micro-fluidic system have been made to enhance the sensing platform for practical applications.
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Yueqiang Hu, Ling Li, Rong Wang, Jian Song, Hongdong Wang, Huigao Duan, Jiaxin Ji, Yonggang Meng
Summary: A parallel plasmonic direct-writing nanolithography system has been established to achieve a minimum flying height of around 15 nm with high parallelism at a rotating speed of 8-18 m/s. Additionally, a multi-stage metasurface-based polarization insensitive plasmonic lens is proposed to couple more power and realize more confined spot compared to conventional plasmonic lenses. The prototyping system enables parallel lithography of nanostructures with the smallest linewidth around 26 nm.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sujin Jiracheewanun, Michael B. Cortie, Dakrong Pissuwan
Summary: In this study, the generation and transfer of heat when laser irradiation is applied to water containing gold nanorods coated with different polyelectrolytes were investigated. Experimental measurements were compared to a finite element model. It was observed that high fluences are required to produce biologically relevant temperature changes due to significant lateral heat transfer from the well sides. A 650 mW continuous-wave laser with a wavelength similar to the gold nanorods' longitudinal plasmon resonance peak can deliver heat with an overall efficiency of up to 3%, which is double the efficiency without the nanorods. An increase in temperature of up to 15 degrees C, suitable for inducing cell death by hyperthermia, can be achieved. The nature of the polymer coating on the gold nanorods has only a small effect.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Youngkyu Hwang, Abdul Rahim Ferhan, Bo Kyeong Yoon, Tun Naw Sut, Won-Yong Jeon, Dong Jun Koo, Joshua A. Jackman, Nam-Joon Cho
Summary: Plasmonic chips consisting of gold nanoisland structures fabricated by thiol-based surface functionalization exhibit broad application potential in biosensing, and the optimization of nanostructure dimensions can enhance sensing performance.
APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY
(2022)
Article
Optics
Shuangshuang Wang, Tao Ding
Summary: Chiral plasmonic system has attracted significant interest due to its enhanced chiroptic activity. This study demonstrates a facile and controllable growth strategy for chiral ensembles of gold nanoparticles using continuous wave laser. The resulting nanotrimers and nanodimers show circular differential scattering and can be used for optical sensing of chiral molecules.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mariacristina Turino, Enrique Carbo-Argibay, Miguel Correa-Duarte, Luca Guerrini, Nicolas Pazos-Perez, Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla
Summary: The study focuses on the cold-welding process of silver nanoparticles onto gold substrates and investigates the role of different variables in the formation of well-defined bimetallic structures. Optical and microscopy techniques are used to provide a detailed description of the nanowelding process. The findings of this extensive study are valuable for the design and engineering of bimetallic plasmonic Ag/Au structures in nanodevices.
Article
Optics
Jiao Geng, Wei Yan, Liping Shi, Min Qiu
Summary: This study demonstrates an efficient femtosecond laser scanning technique for manufacturing highly regular nanogratings on semiconductor-on-metal thin films. The technique enables high-speed manufacturing with tunable periodicity. The interference effects of the semiconductor-on-metal film also contribute to high energy efficiency during laser nano-processing. The fabricated nanogratings have various applications in refractive index sensing, structural colors, and superhydrophilicity.
LIGHT-SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kang Yang, Xu Yao, Bowen Liu, Bin Ren
Summary: The development of nanofabrication has enabled the manipulation of light at a scale smaller than the wavelength through metallic plasmonic array structures. These structures offer controllable light-matter interactions and tunable optical performance. Techniques for fabrication and applications of plasmonic arrays have been reviewed, with existing challenges and future perspectives discussed for guiding further development in this field.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Nana Ota, Tomohiro Miyauchi, Hiromasa Shimizu
Summary: This study demonstrates photothermal heating in Si plasmonic waveguides loaded with Co thin films, where the temperature rise is proportional to light intensity and exhibits polarization dependence. Discussion on methods to increase efficiency is provided, which can be applied to various fields such as photonic integrated circuits and lab-on-a-chip applications.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guangqing Du, Fangrui Yu, Yu Lu, Lin Kai, Caiyi Chen, Qing Yang, Xun Hou, Feng Chen
Summary: We theoretically investigate the spatial-temporal dynamics of extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) in a two-slit plasmonic antenna irradiated by femtosecond laser dual-beam. The dynamic interference of femtosecond laser dual-beam with transiently excited surface plasmon polariton waves is proposed to characterize the specific spatial-temporal evolutions of EOT. Our study reveals that the dynamic EOT can be flexibly switched and its symmetry can be tunable by manipulating the phase correlation of the crossed femtosecond laser dual-beam. Furthermore, we obtain the unobserved traits of symmetry-broken transient spectra of EOT from the respective up- and down-slit of the antenna.
Article
Optics
Jialu Xu, Taiping Zhang, Yongzhuo Li, Jianxing Zhang, Zhen Wang, Qiang Kan, Ruikang Zhang, Cun-Zheng Ning
Summary: This article demonstrates a new threshold-reduction strategy in a silver-cup plasmonic nanolaser by selectively confining plasmonic modes at the high-quality naturally cleaved surfaces at the bottom, while avoiding the rough etched surfaces of the sidewall. The nanolaser has a subwavelength volume with a record-low threshold and meets the power-consumption requirement for on-chip optical interconnects in photonic integrated circuits.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shuichi Hashimoto, Tetsuro Katayama, Kenji Setoura, Michael Strasser, Takayuki Uwada, Hiroshi Miyasaka
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Takayuki Uwada, Shun-Fa Wang, Tsung-Han Liu, Hiroshi Masuhara
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Takayuki Uwada, Ling-Ting Huang, Ping-Yu Hee, Anwar Usman, Hiroshi Masuhara
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Issei Aibara, Jun-ichi Chikazawa, Takayuki Uwada, Shuichi Hashimoto
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2017)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Takayuki Uwada, Sho Fujii, Teruki Sugiyama, Anwar Usman, Atsushi Miura, Hiroshi Masuhara, Katsuhiko Kanaizuka, Masa-aki Haga
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2012)
Article
Crystallography
Tsung-Han Liu, Takayuki Uwada, Teruki Sugiyama, Anwar Usman, Yoichiroh Hosokawa, Hiroshi Masuhara, Ting-Wei Chiang, Chun-Jung Chen
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Takayuki Uwada, Teruki Sugiyama, Hiroshi Masuhara
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
(2011)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Shuichi Hashimoto, Daniel Werner, Takayuki Uwada
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2012)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Anwar Usman, Wei-Yi Chiang, Takayuki Uwada, Hiroshi Masuhara
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jun-ichi Chikazawa, Takayuki Uwada, Akihiro Furube, Shuichi Hashimoto
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Issei Aibara, Tatsuki Katoh, Chihiro Minamoto, Takayuki Uwada, Shuichi Hashimoto
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Takayuki Uwada, Kohei Kouno, Mitsuru Ishikawa
Proceedings Paper
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Ping-Yu Hee, Takayuki Uwada, Kazunori Okano, Atsushi Miura, Hiroshi Masuhara
OPTICAL TRAPPING AND OPTICAL MICROMANIPULATION X
(2013)
Proceedings Paper
Optics
Anwar Usman, Wei-Yi Chiang, Takayuki Uwada, Hiroshi Masuhara
COMPLEX LIGHT AND OPTICAL FORCES VI
(2012)