Nanoassembled plasmonic-photonic hybrid cavity for tailored light-matter coupling

Nano Lett. 2010 Mar 10;10(3):891-5. doi: 10.1021/nl903555u.

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a hybrid cavity system in which metal nanoparticles are evanescently coupled to a dielectric photonic crystal cavity using a nanoassembly method. While the metal constituents lead to strongly localized fields, optical feedback is provided by the surrounding photonic crystal structure. The combined effect of plasmonic field enhancement and high quality factor (Q approximately 900) opens new routes for the control of light-matter interaction at the nanoscale.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation*
  • Photons
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*
  • Transducers*