The study of resonant dielectric nanostructures with a high refractive index is a new research direction in the nanoscale optics and metamaterial-inspired nanophotonics.Because of the unique optically induced electric...The study of resonant dielectric nanostructures with a high refractive index is a new research direction in the nanoscale optics and metamaterial-inspired nanophotonics.Because of the unique optically induced electric and magnetic Mie resonances,high-index nanoscale structures are expected to complement or even replace different plasmonic components in a range of potential applications.We study a strong coupling between modes of a single subwavelength high-index dielectric resonator and analyze the mode transformation and Fano resonances when the resonator’s aspect ratio varies.We demonstrate that strong mode coupling results in resonances with high-quality factors,which are related to the physics of bound states in the continuum when the radiative losses are almost suppressed due to the Friedrich–Wintgen scenario of destructive interference.We explain the physics of these states in terms of multipole decomposition,and show that their appearance is accompanied by a drastic change in the far-field radiation pattern.We reveal a fundamental link between the formation of the high-quality resonances and peculiarities of the Fano parameter in the scattering cross-section spectra.Our theoretical findings are confirmed by microwave experiments for the scattering of high-index cylindrical resonators with a tunable aspect ratio.The proposed mechanism of the strong mode coupling in single subwavelength high-index resonators accompanied by resonances with high-quality factors helps to extend substantially functionalities of all-dielectric nanophotonics,which opens horizons for active and passive nanoscale metadevices.展开更多
The ability to manipulate small objects with focused laser beams has opened a venue for investigating dynamical phenomena relevant to both fundamental and applied science.Nanophotonic and plasmonic structures enable s...The ability to manipulate small objects with focused laser beams has opened a venue for investigating dynamical phenomena relevant to both fundamental and applied science.Nanophotonic and plasmonic structures enable superior performance in optical trapping via highly confined near-fields.In this case,the interplay between the excitation field,re-scattered fields and the eigenmodes of a structure can lead to remarkable effects;one such effect,as reported here,is particle trapping by laser light in a vicinity of metal surface.Surface plasmon excitation at the metal substrate plays a key role in tailoring the optical forces acting on a nearby particle.Depending on whether the illuminating Gaussian beam is focused above or below the metal-dielectric interface,an order-of-magnitude enhancement or reduction of the trap stiffness is achieved compared with that of standard glass substrates.Furthermore,a novel plasmon-assisted anti-trapping effect(particle repulsion from the beam axis)is predicted and studied.A highly accurate particle sorting scheme based on the new anti-trapping effect is analyzed.The ability to distinguish and configure various electromagnetic channels through the developed analytical theory provides guidelines for designing auxiliary nanostructures and achieving ultimate control over mechanical motion at the microand nano-scales.展开更多
基金We acknowledge fruitful discussions with H.Atwater,I.V.Shadrivov,P.A.Belov,A.N.Poddubny,A.Polman,and A.Moroz.The numerical calculations were performed with support from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation(Project 3.1500.2017/4.6)the Australian Research Council.The experimental study of the cylinder SCS in the microwave frequency range was supported by the Russian Science Foundation(17-79-20379)The analytical calculations with resonant-state expansion method were performed with support from the Russian Science Foundation(17-12-01581)。
文摘The study of resonant dielectric nanostructures with a high refractive index is a new research direction in the nanoscale optics and metamaterial-inspired nanophotonics.Because of the unique optically induced electric and magnetic Mie resonances,high-index nanoscale structures are expected to complement or even replace different plasmonic components in a range of potential applications.We study a strong coupling between modes of a single subwavelength high-index dielectric resonator and analyze the mode transformation and Fano resonances when the resonator’s aspect ratio varies.We demonstrate that strong mode coupling results in resonances with high-quality factors,which are related to the physics of bound states in the continuum when the radiative losses are almost suppressed due to the Friedrich–Wintgen scenario of destructive interference.We explain the physics of these states in terms of multipole decomposition,and show that their appearance is accompanied by a drastic change in the far-field radiation pattern.We reveal a fundamental link between the formation of the high-quality resonances and peculiarities of the Fano parameter in the scattering cross-section spectra.Our theoretical findings are confirmed by microwave experiments for the scattering of high-index cylindrical resonators with a tunable aspect ratio.The proposed mechanism of the strong mode coupling in single subwavelength high-index resonators accompanied by resonances with high-quality factors helps to extend substantially functionalities of all-dielectric nanophotonics,which opens horizons for active and passive nanoscale metadevices.
基金supported in part by the Government of the Russian Federation(No 074-U01)the Russian Fund for Basic Research within the Project No 15-02-01344,16-52-00112,16-32-60167,17-02-01058 and 17-02-01032+5 种基金supported by the Russian Science Foundation(No 14-12-01227)the support of the President of Russian Federation in the frame of Scholarship SP-4248.2016.1support of Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation(GOSZADANIE)BAZIS Fundthe RFBR(16-37-60064)and the President of Russian Federation(grantМК-6462.2016.2)for the valuable supportsupport from TAU rector grant and German-Israeli foundation(No 2339).
文摘The ability to manipulate small objects with focused laser beams has opened a venue for investigating dynamical phenomena relevant to both fundamental and applied science.Nanophotonic and plasmonic structures enable superior performance in optical trapping via highly confined near-fields.In this case,the interplay between the excitation field,re-scattered fields and the eigenmodes of a structure can lead to remarkable effects;one such effect,as reported here,is particle trapping by laser light in a vicinity of metal surface.Surface plasmon excitation at the metal substrate plays a key role in tailoring the optical forces acting on a nearby particle.Depending on whether the illuminating Gaussian beam is focused above or below the metal-dielectric interface,an order-of-magnitude enhancement or reduction of the trap stiffness is achieved compared with that of standard glass substrates.Furthermore,a novel plasmon-assisted anti-trapping effect(particle repulsion from the beam axis)is predicted and studied.A highly accurate particle sorting scheme based on the new anti-trapping effect is analyzed.The ability to distinguish and configure various electromagnetic channels through the developed analytical theory provides guidelines for designing auxiliary nanostructures and achieving ultimate control over mechanical motion at the microand nano-scales.