Realization of subwavelength imaging in the visible light region using multi-layer metamaterials consisting of metal and dielectric ultra-thin films

• Project/Area Number: 19710081
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Nanostructural science
• Research Institution: Nara Institute of Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: TOMITA Satoshi Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 物質創成科学研究科, 助教 (90360594)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,740,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
• Keywords: メタマテリアル / ナノ光学 / サブ波長イメージング / 金属誘電体多層薄膜 / 表面プラズモンポラリトン / 導波モード / 光の共鳴伝送 / 光リソグラフィ / 全反射減衰法 / 光トンネリング / 光りトンネリング / 光リソグラフイ

Research Abstract

Multi-layer metamaterials consisting of Al and MgF_2 layers or Ag and SiO_2 layers have been prepared. Photon transport via coupled surface plasmon polaritons in the metamaterials has been studied experimentally using an attenuated total reflection and resonant photon tunneling measurement system. We found that Ag-SiO_2 metamaterials have a lower intrinsic loss in comparison with Al-MgF_2 metamaterials. Moreover, we revealed that MIM structures consisting of Ag and SiO_2 convey photons resonantly via a characteristic guided mode.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Loss monitoring in resonant photon tunneling through metal and dielectric multi-layer metamaterials (2009)
  • Author(s): Motonobu Matsunaga, Satoshi Tomita, Takashi Yokoyama, Hisao Yanagi
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of SPIE Vol.7395
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Loss monitoring in resonant photon tunneling through metal and dielectric multi-layer metamaterials (2009)
  • Author(s): Motonobu Matsunaga, 他
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of SPIE 7395
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Resonant photon tunneling via surface plasmon polaritons through one-dimensional metal-dielectric metamaterials (2008)
  • Author(s): Satoshi Tomita, Takashi Yokoyama, Hisao Yanagi, Ben Wood, John B. Pendry, Minoru Fujii, Shinji Hayashi
  • Journal Title: Optics Express Vol.16,Issue13 Pages: 9942-9950
  • NAID: 120005716665
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Resonant photon tunneling via surface plasmon polaritons through one-dimensional metal-dielectric metamaterials (2008)
  • Author(s): Satoshi Tomita, 他
  • Journal Title: Optics Express 16 Pages: 9942-9950
  • NAID: 120005716665
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Resonant photon tunneling via surface plasmon polaritons through one-dimensional metal-dielectric metamaterials (2008)
  • Author(s): Satoshi Tomita, 他
  • Journal Title: Optics Express 16 Pages: 9942-9950
  • NAID: 120005716665
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Resonant photon transport through metal-insulator-metal multilayers consisting of Ag and SiO2
  • Author(s): Maiko Yoshida, Satoshi Tomita, Hisao Yanagi, Shinji Hayashi
  • Journal Title: Physical Review B (in press)
  • NAID: 120005716664
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 貴金属を用いたMIM構造でのフォトントランスポート (2010)
  • Author(s): 冨田知志, 吉田舞衣子, 柳久雄, 林真至
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会第65回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-22
• [Presentation] Ag/SiO2多層薄膜メタマテリアルでの光の共鳴トンネル (2009)
  • Author(s): 冨田知志, 松永元伸, 柳久雄
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会2009年秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 熊本
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-27
• [Presentation] 金属薄膜を用いた一次元メタマテリアルでの共鳴フォトントンネリング (2009)
  • Author(s): 吉田舞衣子, 冨田知志, 松永元伸, 柳久雄, 林真至
  • Organizer: 2009年秋季第70回応用物理学会学術講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 富山
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-09
• [Presentation] Resonant tunneling of light in Ag/SiO_2 multilayer metamaterials (2009)
  • Author(s): Satoshi Tomita, 他
  • Organizer: 3rd International Congress on Advanced Electrom agnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics
  • Place of Presentation: 英国、ロンドン
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-01
• [Presentation] Loss monitoring in resonant photon tunneling through metal/dielectric multi-layer metamaterials (2009)
  • Author(s): Motonobu Matsunaga, 他
  • Organizer: SPIE Symposium on SPIE NanoScience+ Engineering
  • Place of Presentation: 米国、サンディエゴ
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-05
• [Presentation] Resonant tunneling of light in Ag/Si02 multilayer metamaterials (2009)
  • Author(s): Satoshi Tomita, Motonobu Matsunaga, Hisao Yanagi, John B. Pendry, Shinji Hayashi
  • Organizer: 3rd International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics
  • Place of Presentation: London UK
• [Presentation] Loss monitoring in resonant photon tunneling through metal/dielectric multi-layer metamaterials (2009)
  • Author(s): Motonobu Matsunaga, Satoshi Tomita, Hisao Yanagi
  • Organizer: Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and Their Applications V, SPIE Symposium on SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, SPIE Optics +Photonics
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego USA
• [Presentation] Resonant photon tunneling via surface plasmon polaritons through one-dimensional metal-dielectric metamaterials (2008)
  • Author(s): Satoshi Tomita, 他
  • Organizer: 2nd International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics
  • Place of Presentation: パンプローナ(スペイン)
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-25
• [Presentation] 金属/誘電体交互多層薄膜メタマテリアルでの共鳴フォトントンネリング実験 (2008)
  • Author(s): 冨田知志, 横山卓司, 柳久雄, 藤井稔, 林真至
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会第63回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪
  • Year and Date: 2008-03-24
• [Presentation] Resonant photon tunneling via surface plasmon polaritons through one-dimensional metal-dielectric metamaterials (2008)
  • Author(s): Satoshi Tomita, Takashi Yokoyama, Hisao Yanagi, Ben Wood, John B. Pendry, Minoru Fujii, Shinji Hayashi
  • Organizer: 2nd International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials2008)
  • Place of Presentation: Pamplona Spain
• [Presentation] 金属/誘電体交互多層薄膜系一次元メタマテリアルでの共鳴フォトントンネリング (2008)
  • Author(s): 冨田知志, 横山卓司, 柳久雄, Ben Wood, John B. Pendry, 藤井稔, 林真至
  • Organizer: 第55回応用物理学関係連合講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] 一次元金属/絶縁体多層薄膜メタマテリアルでの共鳴フォトントンネリング (2007)
  • Author(s): 横山卓司, 冨田知志, 柳久雄, 藤井稔, 林真至
  • Organizer: 第18回光物性研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪
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