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3 January 2005 Far-field optical response of localized near-field enhancements induced by nanoscatters in AgOx super-resolution near-field structure
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The super-resolution near-field structure (super-RENS) is an ultrahigh-density near-field optical disk data storage medium which can achieve superior spatial resolution. Our previous studies found that enhanced local optical intensity occurred at the near field of the super-RENS disk, and the nonlinear near-field optical enhancement is related to the localized surface plasmons of silver clusters dissociated from the AgOx layer of the super-RENS disk. In this paper, we report the near-field and far-field properties of AgOx-type super-RENS with different embedded silver nanoparticles using two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) calculations. Highly localized enhancements are found between adjacent silver nanoparticles in the near fields. The far-field signals of different types silver nano scatters confirm the super-resolution capability of AgOx-type Super-RENS disks. The behaviors of far-field signals indicate the correlation between the enhanced localized surface plasmons and the super-resolution capabilities of AgOx-type super-RENS.
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Tai Chi Chu, Wei-Chih Liu, and Din Ping Tsai "Far-field optical response of localized near-field enhancements induced by nanoscatters in AgOx super-resolution near-field structure", Proc. SPIE 5643, Advances in Optical Data Storage Technology, (3 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.580165
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KEYWORDS
Silver

Nanoparticles

Near field

Near field optics

Super resolution

Finite-difference time-domain method

Near field scanning optical microscopy

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