Robust plasmonic tips fabricated by the tapering of composite hybrid silicate microfibers with metallic core
Robust plasmonic tips fabricated by the tapering of composite hybrid silicate microfibers with metallic core
A tapered hybrid microfiber comprising a metal core and a glass silicate cladding is the platform proposed here for the development of plasmonic sensing devices. The existence of the glass cladding provides several advantages over pure metal tips while exhibiting high enhancement factors at the tip apex up to 104. Optimization of the fiber tapering process conditions can be achieved by using different metals having different melting points, viscosity and thermal expansion coefficients as well as composite fibers with different glass and metal core diameter in order to achieve tapered microwires with the desirable geometrical and operational characteristics.
Petropoulou, A.
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Antonopoulos, G.
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Zervas, M.
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Bastock, P.
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Craig, C.
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Kakarantzas, G.
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Hewak, D.
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Petropoulou, A., Antonopoulos, G., Bastock, P., Craig, C., Kakarantzas, G., Hewak, D., Zervas, M. and Riziotis, C.
(2016)
Robust plasmonic tips fabricated by the tapering of composite hybrid silicate microfibers with metallic core.
SPIE Photonics Asia, Beijing, China.
12 - 14 Oct 2016.
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A tapered hybrid microfiber comprising a metal core and a glass silicate cladding is the platform proposed here for the development of plasmonic sensing devices. The existence of the glass cladding provides several advantages over pure metal tips while exhibiting high enhancement factors at the tip apex up to 104. Optimization of the fiber tapering process conditions can be achieved by using different metals having different melting points, viscosity and thermal expansion coefficients as well as composite fibers with different glass and metal core diameter in order to achieve tapered microwires with the desirable geometrical and operational characteristics.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 12 October 2016
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SPIE Photonics Asia, Beijing, China, 2016-10-12 - 2016-10-14
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Optoelectronics Research Centre
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/401187
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A. Petropoulou
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G. Kakarantzas
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C. Riziotis
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