Title :
Infrared vibrational molecular hybridization with a single optical antenna
Author :
Muller, Eric A. ; Pollard, Benjamin ; Bechtel, Hans A. ; Adato, Ronen ; Yang, Honghua U. ; Martin, Michael C. ; Altug, Hatice ; Raschke, Markus B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We observe impedance matched coupling between molecular vibrations and infrared optical antennas. Broadband synchrotron near-field spectroscopy reveals antenna-vibration hybridization, mode splitting, and tip excitation of coupled dark plasmon modes.
Keywords :
antennas; infrared spectroscopy; optical elements; surface plasmons; vibrational states; antenna-vibration hybridization; broadband synchrotron near-field spectroscopy; coupled dark plasmon modes; impedance matched coupling; infrared optical antennas; infrared vibrational molecular hybridization; mode splitting; single optical antenna; tip excitation; Dipole antennas; Optical films; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optical scattering; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
