Issue 19, 2018

Optical transverse spin coupling through a plasmonic nanoparticle for particle-identification and field-mapping

Abstract

Electromagnetic fields at near-field exhibit distinctive properties with respect to their free-space counterparts. In particular, an optical transverse spin appearing in a confined electromagnetic field provides the foundation for many intriguing physical effects and applications. We present a transverse spin coupling configuration where plasmonic nanoparticles are employed to couple the transverse spin in a focused beam to that of a surface plasmon polariton. The plasmonic resonance of nanoparticles on a metal film plays a significant role in transverse spin coupling. We demonstrate in experiments that Ag and Au nanoparticles yield distinct imaging patterns when scanned over a focused field, because of their different plasmonic responses to the transverse and longitudinal electric fields. Such resonance-dependent spin-coupling enables the identification of nanoparticles using a focused field, as well as electric field mapping of a specific field component of a focused beam using a plasmonic nanoparticle. These interesting findings regarding the transverse spin coupling with a plasmonic nanoparticle may find valuable applications in near-field and nano-optics.

Graphical abstract: Optical transverse spin coupling through a plasmonic nanoparticle for particle-identification and field-mapping

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Feb 2018
Accepted
12 Apr 2018
First published
12 Apr 2018

Nanoscale, 2018,10, 9286-9291

Optical transverse spin coupling through a plasmonic nanoparticle for particle-identification and field-mapping

A. P. Yang, L. P. Du, F. F. Meng and X. C. Yuan, Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 9286 DOI: 10.1039/C8NR01618F

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