Title :
Thermo-Plasmonic Resonances in Hybrid Metallo-Dielectric Nano-Particles: Towards Tunable Standalone Nano-Sensors
Author :
Florous, Nikolaos John ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Murao, Tadashi ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo
Abstract :
We theoretically investigate the intense nano-focusing of light through a novel family of metallo-dielectric nano-particles mediated by thermo-plasmonic resonances. The results show a significant sensitivity of the plasmonic resonance to temperature and environmental fluctuations.
Keywords :
microsensors; nanostructured materials; optical focusing; plasmonics; hybrid metallo dielectric nanoparticles; nanofocusing; thermo plasmonic resonances; tunable standalone nanosensors; Dielectrics; Electron optics; Nanostructures; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Permittivity; Physical optics; Plasmons; Resonance light scattering; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453371
