Direct measurement of the near-field super resolved focused spot in InSb

作者:Assafrao A C*; Wachters A J H; Verheijen M; Nugrowati A M; Pereira S F; Urbach H P; Armand Marie Francoise; Olivier Segolene
来源:Optics Express, 2012, 20(9).
DOI:10.1364/OE.20.010426

摘要

Under appropriate laser exposure, a thin film of InSb exhibits a sub-wavelength thermally modified area that can be used to focus light beyond the diffraction limit. This technique, called Super-Resolution Near-Field Structure, is a potential candidate for ultrahigh density optical data storage and many other high-resolution applications. We combined near field microscopy, confocal microscopy and time resolved pump-probe technique to directly measure the induced sub-diffraction limited spot in the near-field regime. The measured spot size was found to be dependent on the laser power and a decrease of 25% (100nm) was observed. Experimental evidences that support a threshold-like simulation model to describe the effect are also provided. The experimental data are in excellent agreement with rigorous simulations obtained with a three dimensional Finite Element Method code.

  • 出版日期2012-4-23
  • 单位中国地震局