EE 150 Optics of Nanostructures

Course Info
Lecture Schedule
Additional References


Course Info

Meeting: Tue/Thu 4:00pm-5:30pm, 104 Watson

Instructor:

Dr. John Hong
818 354 0720 JPL
805 300 2594 cell (best bet)
John.hong@jpl.nasa.gov

Professor Demetri Psaltis
262 Moore, x4856
psaltis@sunoptics.caltech.edu

TA:
Mankei Tsang
250 Moore, x3888
mankei at sunoptics dot caltech dot edu

Grading: Letter, based on student presentation of a research paper review


Lecture Schedule

Topic
Lecture # Date Day Lecturer Notes Reference (paper/book)
1 Apr 01 Tuesday Class overview, information Hong/Psaltis
2 Apr 03 Thursday Maxwell's equations; fourier optics Hong/Psaltis
3 Apr 08 Tuesday Subwavelength apertures, near field optics Hong/Psaltis H. A. Bethe, "Theory of diffraction by small holes," Phys. Rev. 66, p.163 (1944).
C. J. Bouwkamp, "Diffraction Theory," Rep. Phys. 27, p.35 (1954).
C. J. Bouwkamp, Comments on Bethe's paper
4 Apr 10 Thursday Negative Refractive Index Hong/Psaltis Pendry's negative refractive index paper
Pendry's negative permeability paper
7 Apr 15 Tuesday Scattering from nanoparticles - Mie Jim Hong out of town Born & Wolf, Principles of Optics, 6th edition, p.633-664, Pergamon (1980)
6 Apr 17 Thursday Far field measurements of nanostructures ? T. W. Ebbesen, H. J. Lezec, H. F. Ghaemi, T. Thio, P. A. Wolff, "Extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays," Nature 391, p.667 (1998).
X. Wang, J. Mason, M. Latta, T. Strand, D. Marx, D. Psaltis, "Measuring and modeling optical diffraction from subwavelength features," JOSA A, 18, p.565 (2001)
8 Apr 22 Tuesday Nanospheres; Heath; Atwater type stuff Michelle Hong out of town Stefan A. Maier, Pieter G. Kik, Harry A. Atwater, Sheffer Meltzer, Elad Harel, Bruce E. Koel, Ari A.G. Requicha,"Local detection of electromagnetic energy transport below the diffraction limit in metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides," Nature Materials 2
5 Apr 27 Thursday Computational Electromagnetics Hong
9 May 1 Thursday Semiconductor nanospheres, quantum dots Joyce B. Hanewinkel, A. Knorr, P. Thomas, S. Koch, "Optical near field response of semiconductor quantum dots," Phys. Rev. B, 55, p.13715 (1997)
11 May 06 Tuesday Near field microscopy, NLO (raman) Xin Heng A. Hartschuh, E. Sanchez, X. Xie, L. Novotny, "High resolution near field raman microscopy of single walled carbon nanotubes," PRL, 90, p.95503 (2003).
R. C. Dunn, "Near-field scanning optical microscopy," Chemical Review, 99, p.2891 (1999).
12 May 08 Thursday Single molecule imaging George M. Levene et al, "Zero mode waveguides for single molecule analysis at high concentrations," Science 299, p.682 (2003).
13 May 13 Tuesday Photonic bandgaps Troy J. Joannopoulos, R. Meade, J. Winn, Photonic Crystals,
13 May 15 Thursday Something interesting Yariv
14 May 20 Tuesday LIGA Dr. Harish Manohara
14 May 21 Wednesday Photonic bandgaps Michelle, Joyce E. Yablonovitch, "Photonic bandgap structures," JOSA B 10, p.283 (1993).
O. Painter, R. Lee, A. Scherer, A. Yariv, J. O'Brien, P. Dapkus, I. Kim, "Two-dimensional photonic band-gap defect mode laser," Science 284, p.1819 (1999).
15 TBA TBA NSOM Me
16 May 22 Thursday Evanescent holography for nano features Eric S. I. Bozhevolnyi, B. Vohnsen, "Phase conjugation of optical near fields by surface hologram," Opt. Commun., 135, p.19 (1997)
G. S. Agarwal, D. Gupta, "Evanescent coupling of dipole to a phase conjugate mirror," Opt. Commun., 119, p.591 (1995)
17 May 27 Tuesday Fabrication techniques Larry
18 May 29 Thursday Self assembly Anselmo

Additional References

References
Nano-Optics
by Satoshi Kawata (Editor), et al
Optics of Nanostructured Materials
Vadim A. Markel (Editor), Thomas F. George (Editor)
Nano-Optoelectronics
by Marius Grundmann (Editor)
Near-Field Nano/Atom Optics and Technology
by Motoichi Ohtsu (Editor), Motoici Ohtsu (Editor)
Near-Field Optics: Theory, Instrumentation, and Applications
Michael A. Paesler (Author), Patrick J. Moyer (Author)
Near Field Microscopy and Near Field Optics
Daniel Courjon
Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics
by Motoichi Ohtsu (Editor)
Optical and Electronic Process of Nano-Matters (Advances in Optoelectronics, 8)
by Motoichi Ohtsu (Editor)
Optical Solitons: From Fibers to Photonic Crystals
by Yuri S. Kivshar, Govind Agrawal
Photonic Crystals
John D. Joannopoulos, et al
Nanoparticles:
Review:
The optical properties of metal nanoparticles: The influence of size, shape, and dielectric environment
Kelly KL, Coronado E, Zhao LL, Schatz GC
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
107 (3): 668-677 JAN 23 2003
Kelly_metal_nanoparticles_JPhysChemB_2003.pdf
"Nanoparticle Arrays on Surfaces for Electronic, Optical, And Sensor
applications." Andrew N. Shipway, Eugenii Katz, and Itamar Willner
Chemphyschem 1(1): 18-52 Aug 4 2000
Shipway_nanoparticle_arrays_chemphyschem_2000.pdf
Research:
Pressure/temperature phase diagrams and superlattices of organically functionalized metal nanocrystal monolayers: The influence of particle size, size distribution, and surface passivant
Heath JR, Knobler CM, Leff DV
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
101 (2): 189-197 JAN 9 1997
Heath_metal_nanocrystal_JPhysChemB_1997.pdf
Electronic properties of small silver particles:
the optical constants and their temperature dependence
U. Kreibig, J.Phys. F: Metal Phys, Vol 4, july 1997
Kreibig_small_silver_JPhysF_1974.pdf
Scattering from nanoparticles - Mie:
Review:
Light Scattering from Small Particles, by Bohren and Huffman
Research:
Parametric study of three-dimensional near-field Mie scattering by dielectric particles
Ganic D, Gan XS, Gu M
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
216 (1-3): 1-10 FEB 1 2003
Quantum Dots
Review:
Quantum Dots
Reed, M. A.
Scientific American, January 1993, pp. 118-123.
Artificial Atoms
Kastner, M. A.
Physics Today, January 1993, pp. 24-31.
The Quantum Dot: A Journey into the Future of Microelectronics
Turton, R.
Oxford U. Press, Oxford, U.K., 1995.
Research:
Quantum information processing using quantum dot spins and cavity QED
Imamoglu A, Awschalom DD, Burkard G, DiVincenzo DP, Loss D, Sherwin M, Small A
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
83 (20): 4204-4207 NOV 15 1999
Imamoglu_Quantum_Info_PRL_1999.pdf
Near field microscopy
Review:
http://www.chem.ukans.edu/rdunngroup/new_page_6.htm
AN EVANESCENT-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE
VANHULST NF, DEBOER NP, BOLGER B
JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD
163: 117-130 Part 2 AUG 1991
NEAR-FIELD OPTICS - MICROSCOPY, SPECTROSCOPY, AND SURFACE MODIFICATION BEYOND THE DIFFRACTION LIMIT
BETZIG E, TRAUTMAN JK
SCIENCE
257 (5067): 189-195 JUL 10 1992
Research:
Nanostructure:
Optical holography of diatomic small nanostructure objects and the near-field effect: Dimensional resonances at normal incidence of external optical radiation on a small object
Gadomskii ON, Kunitsyn AS
OPTICS AND SPECTROSCOPY
90 (2): 275-281 FEB 2001
Evanescent holography for nano features:
Research:
"Evanescent-wave holography by use of surface-plasmon resonance" Shoji
Maruo, Osamu Nakamura, and Satoshi Kawata. Applied Optics vol. 36 no. 11
10 April 1997 p.2343.
Maruo_Evanescent_holography_AOIP_1997.pdf
Total internal reflection holographic recording in very thin films
Sainov S, Stoycheva-Topalova R
JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS
2 (2): 117-120 MAR 2000
Sainov_TIRholography_JOA_2000.pdf
Photonic bandgaps
Introduction:
Photonic crystals: Semiconductors of light
Yablonovitch E
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
285 (6): 46-+ DEC 2001
First paper:
Inhibited spontaneous emission in solid-state physics and electronics
Yablonovitch E
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
58 (20): 2059-2062 MAY 18 1987
Yablonovitch_PRL_1987.pdf
Review:
PHOTONIC BAND-GAP STRUCTURES
YABLONOVITCH E
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
10 (2): 283-295 FEB 1993
Yablonovitch_PBG_JOSAB_1992.pdf
Research:
Two-dimensional photonic band-gap defect mode laser
Painter O, Lee RK, Scherer A, Yariv A, O'Brien JD, Dapkus PD, Kim I
SCIENCE
284 (5421): 1819-1821 JUN 11 1999
Yariv_PBGlaser_Science_1999.pdf
Holey Fibers:
First paper:
All-silica single-mode optical fiber with photonic crystal cladding
Knight JC, Birks TA, Russell PS, Atkin DM
OPTICS LETTERS
21 (19): 1547-1549 OCT 1 1996
Russell_PCF_OL_1996.pdf
Review:
Waveguidance by the photonic bandgap effect in optical fibres
Broeng J, Sondergaard T, Barkou SE, Barbeito PM, Bjarklev A
JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS
1 (4): 477-482 JUL 1999
Broeng_PBGfibers_JOA_1999.pdf
Research:
Polarization dependent harmonic generation in microstructured fibers
Omenetto FG, Efimov A, Taylor AJ, Knight JC, Wadsworth WJ, Russell PSJ
OPTICS EXPRESS
11 (1): 61-67 JAN 13 2003
Omenetto_Polarization_HG_PCF_OE_2003.pdf