Highly sensitive mode mapping of whispering-gallery modes by scanning thermocouple-probe microscopy

作者:Klein Angela E*; Schmidt Carsten; Liebsch Mattes; Janunts Norik; Dobynde Mikhail; Tuennermann Andreas; Pertsch Thomas
来源:Optics Letters, 2014, 39(5): 1157-1160.
DOI:10.1364/OL.39.001157

摘要

We propose a method for mapping optical near-fields with the help of a thermocouple scanning-probe microscope tip. As the tip scans the sample surface, its apex is heated by light absorption, generating a thermovoltage. The thermovoltage map represents the intensity distribution of light at the sample surface. The measurement technique has been employed to map optical whispering-gallery modes in fused silica microdisk resonators operating at near-infrared wavelengths. The method could potentially be employed for near-field imaging of a variety of systems in the near-infrared and visible spectral range.

  • 出版日期2014-3-1