(Third Lecture) Techno Forum on Micro-optics and Nano-optics Technologies

Surface plasmons and its dispersion relation

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1. What is the surface plasmon (polaroton)? 2. What is the dispersion relation of SPs? 3. How can the SP modes be excited? 4. What can we play with SPPs for nanophotonics?

Key notes

Plasmon = plasma wave (oscillation)

Plasmons = density fluctuation of free electrons

Bulk plasmons

+ +

Plasmons in the bulk oscillate at p determined by the free electron density and effective mass

Surface plasmon polaritons

drude

Ne 2 = m 0

Plasmons confined to surfaces that can interact with light to form propagating surface plasmon polaritons (SPP)

ksp =
Localized plasmons

m d c m + d

Confinement effects result in resonant SPP modes C fi t ff t lt i t d in nanoparticles

particle

drude

1 Ne 2 = 3 m 0

Surface plasmons? plasmons?

SPP

TM pol.

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4

Surface plasmons p
(Gary Wiederrecht, Purdue University)

Definitions: collective excitation of the free electrons in a metal Can be excited by light: photon-electron coupling (polariton) Thin metal films or metal nanoparticles Bound to the interface (exponentially decaying along the normal) Longitudinal surface wave in metal films Propagates along the interface anywhere from a few microns to several millimeters (l l illi t (long range plasmon) or can b extremely l ) be t l confined in nanostructures (localized plasmon)

Note: SP is a TM wave!

 vs.
(Surface Plasmon, SP)
Dielectric () ++ Metal ++
m
z

x
e 1z

++

e 2z

(Surface Plasmon Polariton, SPP) Polariton,

( ) TM ~ mm SPP

TM pol.

Surface plasmons

Local field intensity depends on wavelength y p g

(small propagation constant, k) constant

(large propagation constant, k) constant

Material permittivity

Note: Dielectric constants of optical materials

D( ) = 0 r ( ) E ( )

(spatially local response of media)

r ( )

: relative dielectric constant = relative permittivity = dielectric function

Insulating media (dielectric) : Lorentz model Conducting media (Metal, in free-electron region) : Drude model Conducting media (Metal, in bound-electron region) : Drude-Sommerfeld model ( ) Extended Drude model (Lorentz-Drude model)

Material permittivity

Dielectric constant (relative permittivity)

Lorentz model for dielectric (insulator)

N ( ) = 1 + 1 N
j j j 1 3 j j
2 p

,
j

2 p / N j j = 2 , j 2 i

2 = j

Cj m

Drude model for metal in free-electron region

2 2 p p r ( ) = 1 2 = 1 2 +i + 2 3 + 2 + i

Modified Drude model for metal in bound electron region bound-electron

2 2 p p = 2 +i r ( ) = 2 2 3 + 2 + i + 2 p

Extended Drude (Drude-Lorentz) model

2 p r ( ) = 2 + i

2 L 2 ( 2 ) + i L L

Metal permittivity

Drude model for metals: Dielectric constant of free-electron plasma

2 2 p p r ( ) = 1 2 = 1 2 +i + 2 3 + 2 + i 2 p

N e2 = 0 c 0 = = m 0
2 p 2

N e2 0 = : static conductivity m

(1) For an optical f frequency, visible >>

2 2 p p r ( ) 1 2 + i 3 / 2 2 p p = 1 2 + i 3

(2) Ideal case for metals as an undamped free-electron gas

no decay (infinite relaxation time) no interband transitions
2 p r ( ) r () = 1 2 0

Bulk plasmons

Dispersion relation for bulk plasmons

Dispersion relation:

= (k )

surface plasmon plaritons

Dispersion relation for surface plasmon polaritons

Lets solve the curl equations for TE & TM modes with boundary conditions

H i = i 0 i Ei Ei = +i0 H i

Ei ( x, y, z ) = Ei ( z )e jkxi x H i ( x, y, z ) = H i ( z )e jk xi x

: i = d ( z > 0) & i = m ( z < 0)

TE mode

TM mode

Ei ( z ) = (0, E yi , 0), H i ( z ) = ( H xi , 0, H zi ) E yd (0) = E ym (0) H xd (0) = H xm (0)

Ei ( z ) = ( Exi , 0, Ezi ), H i ( z ) = (0, H yi , 0) H yd (0) = H ym (0) Exd (0) = Exm (0)

surface plasmon plaritons

TE modes :
H i = i 0 i Ei Ei = +i0 H i

Ei ( z ) = (0, E yi , 0) H i ( z ) = ( H xi , 0, H zi ) 0

H xi H zi H xi = i 0 i E yi ik xi H zi = i 0 i E yi y y z x z E yi Ezi E yi = +i0 H xi = i0 H xi y z z E yi Exi = +i0 H zi ik xi E yi = i0 H zi k x y

2 E yi z
2

2 + (k02 i k xi ) E yi = 0

We want wave solutions propagating in x-direction, but confined to the interface with evanescent decay in z-direction.

E yi ( z ) = Ai e jk xi x e kzi z : (i = d ), + (i = m); Re [ k zi ] > 0

E yi
Curl equation

= i0 H xi H xi ( z ) = iAi

k zi

eikx x e kz z

Boundary cond.

E yd (0) = E ym (0) & H xd (0) = H xm (0)

Ad = Ad & Ad (k zd + k zm ) = 0
Ad = Am = 0
No surface modes exist for TE polarization !

surface plasmon plaritons

TM modes :

Ei ( z ) = ( Exi , 0, Ezi ) H i ( z ) = (0, H yi , 0)

(ik zi H yi ,0, ik xi H yi )

(i i E xi ,0,i i E zi )

k zi H yi = i E xi

k zm H ym = m E xm
k zd H yd = d E xd

Exm = Exd

H ym = H yd
k zm

H ym =

k zd

k zm

H yd

k zd

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TM modes :

For any EM wave: y

2 k 2 = i = k x2 + k zi , where k x k xm = k xd c

SP Dispersion Relation

m d kx = c m + d

surface plasmon plaritons

TM modes :
x-direction:

m d k x = k 'x + ik "x = c m + d
2 2 zi

1/ 2

' " m = m + i m

z-direction: k = i k x2 c For a bound SP mode:

k zii = k 'zii + ik zii = c m + d

2 i

1/ 2

kzi must be imaginary: m + d < 0

k zi = i k x2 = i k x2 i c c
2 2

kx > i c
+ for z < 0 - for z > 0

kx must be real: m < 0 So,

< d
' m

surface plasmon plaritons

m d k x = k + ik = c m + d
' x " x

1/ 2

' " m = m + i m

k = ' " c ( m + d ) 2 + m 2
' x

1 2

( ) ( )

2 + 4 + " e m d e 2

1 2

d " kx = ' " c ( m + d ) 2 + m

,

2 " m d 2 2 + 4 + " 2 2 e e m d
1 2

1 2

' " ' where, e = m + m + d m 2 2 2

( ) ( )

' ' ' " m < 0, m > d , and m >> m in most of metals, ,

' kx

' c m + d
' m d

1/ 2

' m d " kx ' c d + d

3/ 2

( )

" m

' 2 m

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Propagation length
The length after which the intensity decreases to 1/e : h l h f hi h h i i d / Li = ( 2k

" 1 x

, where k = ' c 1 + 2
" x ' 1 2

3/ 2

1" 2(1' ) 2

surface plasmon plaritons

Plot of the dispersion relation : For ideal free-electrons

Plot of the dielectric constants:

p2 m ( ) = 1 2
Plot of the dispersion relation:

m d kx = c m + d
When m d , k x , sp =

k x = k sp =

( 2 p ) d
2

(1 + d ) 2 p

p
1+ d

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Surface plasmon dispersion relation Surface plasmon dispersionrelation:

kx = m d c m + d

1/ 2

k zi = c m + d

i2

1/ 2

2 2 = p + c 2 k x2

ck x

Radiative modes
('m > 0)

real kx real kz

Quasi-bound modes

p
1+ d
z x
Dielectric: d

(d < 'm < 0)

imaginary kx real kz

Bound modes
('m < d)

real kx l imaginary kz

Metal: m = m' + m"

Re kx

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Dispersion relation for bulk and surface plasmons

kx = m d c m + d

1/ 2

2 2 p 2 p 2 m = 1 +i 1 + 2 2 + 3 3

Cut-off frequency of SP

2 2 p p p 2 2 2 When m = 1 2 = d , p = d = sp = 1+ d 1+ d

surface plasmon plaritons

Ag/air, Ag/glass

2 2 p 2 p 2 m = + i = B +i 1 + 2 2 + 3 3 ' m " m

For noble metals : J&C measured constants

Silver(Ag) dispersion ( g) p
5
SP Ag/air
light line air SP Ag/glass light line glass

300

E [eV]

600 900 1200 1500

1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
0.1 1 10 100

Gold(Au) dispersion

1 kx [um-1]
5
SP Au/air light line air

L [um] [ ]

300

SP Au/glass light line glass

600 900 1200 1500 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 0.1 1 10 100

Copper(Cu) dispersion
5

kx [ um -1 ]
SP Cu/air light line air

L [um]

300
SP Cu/glass

E [eV]

light line glass

600 900 1200 1500 0 10 20 30 -1 40 kx [ um ] 50 60 0.1 1 10 100

L [um]

[nm]

[nm]

E [eV]

[nm]

surface plasmon plaritons

X-ray wavelengths at optical frequencies

Very small SP wavelength

vac=360 nm

SiO2 Ag

surface plasmon plaritons

Penetration depth

At large k x (1' 2 ), zi

1 . kx

Strong concentration near the surface in both media.

Ez = iEx (air : +i, metal : -i)

At low k x ( 1' >> 1),

Ez = i 1' in air : Larger Ez component Ex Ez 1 =i in t l i metal : Smaller Ez component ' Ex

1

Gooood waveguide!

Generalization : Surface Electric Polaritons and Surface Magnetic Polaritons

: Energy quanta of surface localized oscillation of electric or magnetic dipoles in coherent manner

Surface Electric Polariton (SEP)

Surface Magnetic Polariton (SMP)

E
+q q -q q +q q -q q N S N S

Coupling to TM polarized EM wave

Coupling to TE polarized EM wave

Common Features
- Non-radiative modes scale down of control elements - Smaller group velocity than light coupling to SP - Enhancement of field and surface photon DOS

Importance of understanding the dispersion relation : Total external reflection

Slow Propagation, Anomalous Absorption, and Total External Reflection of Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Nanolayer Systems

A layer of a high-permittivity dielectric on the surface of a metal plays the role of a near-perfect mirror causing the t t l reflection of SPP from it. i i th total fl ti f SPPs f it total t t t l external reflection l fl ti

Importance of understanding the dispersion relation : Broadband slow and subwavelength light in air

Importance of understanding the dispersion relation : Negative group velocity

SiO2 Si3N4

d =0 dk

d <0 dk

p
1 + SiO 2

Re kx
SiO2 Si3N4 Al

1 + Si 3 N 4

Excitation of surface plasmons p

The large k of SP needs specific configurations!

k bp

= nbp k 0 = 1 c
2 p 2
2 2 2 = p + c 2 k bp

m ( ) d k sp = nsp k0 = m ( ) + d c
m ( ) =
2 p

2 + i

k0

Radiative modes
( ( 'm > 0)

real kx real kz

Quasi bound Quasi-bound modes

p
1+ d
Dielectric: d

(d < 'm < 0)

imaginary imaginar kx real kz

Bound modes
('m < d)

Metal: M l m = m' + m"

z x

real kx imaginary kz

Re k

nh

2 2 p p ) r ( ) = 2 = +i + i 2 + 2 3 + 2

2 p

Note: R does to zero at resonance when i = rad

k //,d = ksp mG
k // d = kd sin = d //,

k sp = k //,d mG

sin

d
metal
=
c

kd

+G

ksp
kd

k //,d = kd sin

Localized surface plasmons

Localized surface plasmons (Particle plasmons) p ( p )

(Plasmons in metal nanostructures, Dissertation, University of Munich by Carsten Sonnichsen, 2001)

Lycurgus cup, 4th century (now at the British Museum London) Museum, London). The colors originates from metal nanoparticles embedded in the glass. At places, where light is transmitted through the glass it appears red, at places where li ht i scattered near l h light is tt d the surface, the scattered light appears greenish.

Focusing and guidance of light at nanometer length scales

Localized surface plasmons

Rayleigh Theory for metal = dipole surface-plasmon resonance of a metal nanoparticle

(Plasmons in metal nanostructures, Dissertation, University of Munich by Carsten Sonnichsen, 2001)

p = 4 0 R 3

p E = E0 p + 2 0
(surrounding medium, m ) p (particle, )

The polarizability of the metal sphere is

The scattering and absorption cross-section are then

-!

Frohlich condition

Scattering and absorption exhibit the plasmon resonance where,

Re p () + 2 = 0

For free particles in vacuum, resonance energies of 3.48 eV for silver ( p g (near UV) and 2.6 eV for g ) gold ( (blue) are calculated. ) When embedded in polarizable media, the resonance shifts towards lower energies (the red side of the visible spectrum).

Localized surface plasmons

Beyond the quasi-static approximation : Mie scattering Theory

For particles of larger diameter (> 100 nm in visible), the phase of the driving field significantly changes over the particle volume. Mie theory valid for larger particles than wavelength from smaller particles than the mean free-path of its oscillating electrons. Mie calculations for particle shapes other than spheres are not readily performed. The spherical symmetry suggests the use of a multipole extension of the fields, here numbered by n. The Rayleigh-type p y g yp plasmon resonance, discussed in the p previous sections, corresponds to the dipole mode n = 1. p p In the Mie theory, the scattering and extinction efficiencies are calculated by:
Frohlich condition

n + 1 Re p () = embedded n

(Plasmons in metal nanostructures, Dissertation, University of Munich by Carsten Sonnichsen, 2001)

For the first (n=1) TM mode of Mies formulation is

Localized surface plasmons

For a 60 nm gold nanosphere embedded in a medium with refractive index n = 1.5. (use of bulk dielectric functions (e.g. Johnson and Christy, 1972))
By the Mie theory for cross-sections By the Mie theory for spherical particle By the Rayleigh theory for ellipsoidal particles.
a/b = 1+3.6 (2.25 Eres / eV)

The red-shift observed for increasing size is partly due to increased damping and to retardation effects. The broadening of the resonance is due to increasing radiation damping for larger nanospheres.

Influence of the refractive index of the embedding medium I fl f th f ti i d f th b ddi di on the resonance position and linewidth of the particle plasmon resonance of a 20 nm gold nanosphere. Calculated using the Mie theory.

Resonance energy for a 40 nm gold nanosphere embedded in water (n = 1.33) with increasing thickness d of a layer with refractive index n = 1.5.

Localized surface plasmons

Experimental measurement of particle plasmons

Scanning near field microscop (SNOM) near-field microscopy(SNOM)
SNOM images gold nanodisks 633 nm

SEM image

550 nm

Dark-field microscopy in reflection

Total internal reflection microscopy(TIRM)

Dark field Dark-field microscopy in transmission

Localized surface plasmons

Interaction between particles

an isolated sphere is symmetric, so the p polarization direction doesnt matter. LONGITUDINAL: restoring force reduced by coupling to neighbor Resonance shifts to lower frequency TRANSVERSE: restoring force increased by coupling to neighbor Resonance shifts to higher frequency
pair of silver nanospheres with 60 nm diameter

Nanofocusing of surface plasmons

Nanofocusing of surface plasmons

using metal nanorods and nanotips
D. E. Chang, A. S. Srensen, P. R. Hemmer, and M. D. Lukin, Strong coupling of single emitters to surface plasmons, PR B 76,035420 (2007) M. I. Stockman Nanofocusing M I Stockman, Nanofocusing of Optical Energy in Tapered Plasmonic Waveguides, Phys Rev. Lett. 93, 137404 (2004) Waveguides Phys. Rev Lett 93

Nanofocusing of surface plasmons

Dispersion relation of metal nanorods

D. E. Chang, A S. Srensen, P. R Hemmer, D E Chang A. S Srensen P R. Hemmer and M D Lukin Strong coupling of single emitters to surface plasmons PR B 76 035420 (2007) M. D. Lukin, plasmons, 76,035420

For the special case a TM mode ( Hz = 0) with no winding m=0 (fundamental mode).
(TM mode with m = 0) : ai = 0 E = 0, Hz = 0 1 (dielectric) 2 (metal)

Continuity of the remaining tangential field components Ez and H at the boundary requires that

Setting the determinant of the above matrix equal to zero (det M=0) immediately yields the dispersion relation,

In the limit of

where Im, Km are modified Bessel functions

When
(nanoscale-radius wire)

Nanofocusing of surface plasmons

Dispersion relation of metal nanotips

m
y For a thin, nanoscale-radius wire x

k = nk0 k

For

, the phase velocity v p = c / n( z ) 0 and the group velocity vg = c / [ d (n ) / d ] 0 The time to reach the point R = 0 (or z = 0)

Intensity

Energy density

In Summary
Permittivity of a metal y
p2 p2 +i 2 m ( ) = 1 2 2 + + 2
1 p2 / 2

Dispersion relations

kSPP

dm = c d + m

1/ 2

Type-A : low k
Type-A
- Low frequency region (IR) - Weak field-confinement - Most of energy is guided in clad - Low propagation loss
H. Won, APL 88, 011110 (2006).

clad sensitive applications SPP waveguides applications

Type-B : middle k

Type-B
- Visible-light frequency region
Nano-hole

- Coupling of localized field and propagation field - Moderated field enhancement

Sensors, display applications

Extraordinary transmission of light

Type-B : SPR sensors

Type-C : high k
Type-C yp
- UV frequency region - Strong field confinement -V Very-low group velocity l l it Nano-focusing, Nano-lithography SP-enhanced LEDs

Ag (20nm) p GaN (20nm, p-GaN (20nm 120nm) QW n-GaN

Light emission

QW

SE Rate : 1 1 R= = ( ) 2 0

f pE i

( )
Photon DOS (Density of States)

Electric field strength of half photon (vacuum fluctuation)

Type-C : SP Nano Lithography

Final comments

Key notes

1. What is the surface plasmon (polaroton)? 2. What is the dispersion relation of SPs? 3. How can the SP modes be excited? 4. What can we play with SPPs for nanophotonics?

Challenges of SPs
Ekmel Ozbay, Science, vol.311, pp.189-193 (13 Jan. 2006).

Some of the challenges that face plasmonics research in the coming years are
(i) demonstrate optical frequency subwavelength metallic wired circuits with a propagation loss that is comparable to conventional optical waveguides; (ii) develop highly efficient plasmonic organic and inorganic LEDs with tunable radiation properties; (iii) achieve active control of plasmonic signals by implementing electro-optic, all-optical, and piezoelectric modulation and gain mechanisms to plasmonic structures; (iv) demonstrate 2D plasmonic optical components, including lenses and grating couplers, that can couple single mode fiber directly to plasmonic circuits; h l i l d fib di l l i i i (v) develop deep subwavelength plasmonic nanolithography over large surfaces.

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