2D nanosphere lithography by using surface plasmon-enhanced optical trapping

Y.-C. Li; C.-Y. Lin; K.-C. Chiu; C.-F. Cheang; Y.-C. Chang; S.-J. Chen

doi:10.1117/12.877129

11 February 2011 2D nanosphere lithography by using surface plasmon-enhanced optical trapping

Y.-C. Li, C.-Y. Lin, K.-C. Chiu, C.-F. Cheang, Y.-C. Chang, S.-J. Chen

Proceedings Volume 7927, Advanced Fabrication Technologies for Micro/Nano Optics and Photonics IV; 79270H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877129
Event: SPIE MOEMS-MEMS, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A two-dimensional (2D) surface plasmon (SP)-enhanced optical trapping system based on a single high numerical aperture objective has been developed. The system can be utilized to trap dielectric particles and simultaneously provide imaging. The 40-fold electric field enhancement, and hence strong 2D trapping force distribution with SP excitation through a gold film with a thickness of 45 nm in the near infrared region, was analyzed. The strong trapping force and high-resolution trapping image of nanoparticles can be concurrently achieved via the same high NA objective. The developed SP-enhanced trapping system was successfully applied to efficiently trap dielectric particles with a size down to 350 nm on a cover slip surface and allows for real-time imaging observation. Also, in order to further increase the penetration depth and the electric field of the evanescent wave, a coupled-waveguide surface plasmon resonance configuration consisting of a five-layer structure of Bk7/Au/SiO₂/Au/H₂O for two-dimensional optical trapping has been developed. Theoretical analysis shows that the maximum enhancement of the local electric field intensity is about 60-fold while the penetration depth is about 1 μm at the resonance angle. The trapped and aligned dielectric single layer particles were spread over a large area with a reduction in feature size to form a hexagonally close-packed (HCP) pattern on a cover slip surface. The HCP pattern has the potential for well-ordered 2D nanosphere lithography.

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Y.-C. Li, C.-Y. Lin, K.-C. Chiu, C.-F. Cheang, Y.-C. Chang, and S.-J. Chen "2D nanosphere lithography by using surface plasmon-enhanced optical trapping", Proc. SPIE 7927, Advanced Fabrication Technologies for Micro/Nano Optics and Photonics IV, 79270H (11 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877129

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