The theoretical study of dielectric-chiral photonic crystal fiber （PCF） with an elliptical hollow core is presented. The band structure of chiral photonic crystal （PhC） is calculated by using a modified plane-wave...The theoretical study of dielectric-chiral photonic crystal fiber （PCF） with an elliptical hollow core is presented. The band structure of chiral photonic crystal （PhC） is calculated by using a modified plane-wave expansion （PWE） method. By examining the out-of-plane photonic bandgaps （PBGs） of chiral PhC, a kind of chiral PCF with a hollow core is designed and their eigenstates are calculated. The distributions of mode field and polarization state are demonstrated, and how the structural asymmetry of the core together with the chirality in the background affects the modal polarization is discussed. The dependences of birefringence on chirality for different ellipticities of core are investigated.展开更多
Chiral nano-assemblies with amplified optical activity have attracted particular interest for their potential application in photonics, sensing and catalysis. Yet it still remains a great challenge to realize their re...Chiral nano-assemblies with amplified optical activity have attracted particular interest for their potential application in photonics, sensing and catalysis. Yet it still remains a great challenge to realize their real applications because of the instability of these assembled nanostructures. Herein, we demonstrate a facile and efficient method to fabricate ultra-stable chiral nanostructures with strong chiroptical properties. In these novel chiral nanostructures, side-by-side assembly of chiral cysteine-modified gold nanorods serves as the core while mesoporous silica acts as the shell. The chiral core-shell nanostructures exhibit an evident plasmonic circular dichroism （CD） response originating from the chiral core. Impressively, such plasmonic CD signals can be easily manipulated by changing the number as well as the aspect ratio of Au nanorods in the assemblies located at the core. In addition, because of the stabilization effect of silica shells, the chiroptical performance of these core-shell nanostructures is significantly improved in different chemical environments.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.60977032)
文摘The theoretical study of dielectric-chiral photonic crystal fiber （PCF） with an elliptical hollow core is presented. The band structure of chiral photonic crystal （PhC） is calculated by using a modified plane-wave expansion （PWE） method. By examining the out-of-plane photonic bandgaps （PBGs） of chiral PhC, a kind of chiral PCF with a hollow core is designed and their eigenstates are calculated. The distributions of mode field and polarization state are demonstrated, and how the structural asymmetry of the core together with the chirality in the background affects the modal polarization is discussed. The dependences of birefringence on chirality for different ellipticities of core are investigated.
基金This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China （No. 2014CB931801, Z. Y. T.）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 21475029, Z. Y. T.）, the Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences （No. YZ201311） and the CAS-CSIRO Cooperative Research Program （No. GJHZ1503）.
文摘Chiral nano-assemblies with amplified optical activity have attracted particular interest for their potential application in photonics, sensing and catalysis. Yet it still remains a great challenge to realize their real applications because of the instability of these assembled nanostructures. Herein, we demonstrate a facile and efficient method to fabricate ultra-stable chiral nanostructures with strong chiroptical properties. In these novel chiral nanostructures, side-by-side assembly of chiral cysteine-modified gold nanorods serves as the core while mesoporous silica acts as the shell. The chiral core-shell nanostructures exhibit an evident plasmonic circular dichroism （CD） response originating from the chiral core. Impressively, such plasmonic CD signals can be easily manipulated by changing the number as well as the aspect ratio of Au nanorods in the assemblies located at the core. In addition, because of the stabilization effect of silica shells, the chiroptical performance of these core-shell nanostructures is significantly improved in different chemical environments.
