Linear and nonlinear optical characterization of aluminum nanoantennas

Nano Lett. 2013 Apr 10;13(4):1535-40. doi: 10.1021/nl304692p. Epub 2013 Mar 12.

Abstract

We experimentally determine the order of multiphoton induced luminescence of aluminum nanoantennas fabricated on a nonconductive substrate using electron-beam lithography to be 2.11 (±0.10). Furthermore, we optically characterize these nanostructures via linear dark-field microscopy and nonlinear multiphoton laser excitation. We hereby observe different spectral response functions that can be seen as a splitting of peak positions when the antenna arm length is increased to Larm > 150 nm which has not yet been reported for aluminum nanostructures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum / chemistry*
  • Electrons
  • Lasers
  • Light
  • Luminescence*
  • Microscopy
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Particle Size

Substances

  • Aluminum