TY - JOUR
T1 - Tip-based plasmonics
T2 - Squeezing light with metallic nanoprobes
AU - Lindquist, Nathan C.
AU - Jose, Jincy
AU - Cherukulappurath, Sudhir
AU - Chen, Xiaoshu
AU - Johnson, Timothy W.
AU - Oh, Sang Hyun
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Nanofabricated metallic tips are at the core of important research in single-molecule imaging, near-field scanning optical microscopy, tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, as well as potential commercial applications such as heat-assisted magnetic recording. While challenging to fabricate, much progress has been made towards the reliable production of extremely sharp (10 nm) metallic probes. In this review, the various factors that go into the design of metallic tips, their fabrication, packaging and system integration, characterization, passivation, and eventual use are discussed. Fabrication challenges, implementation issues, optical excitation schemes, and various current and emerging applications are also discussed. For the rapidly emerging fields of plasmonics and nanophotonics, the use of sharp metallic tips has generated significant scientific progress and will play an integral role well into the future. Nanofabricated metallic tips are at the core of important research in single-molecule imaging, near-field scanning optical microscopy, tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, as well as potential commercial applications such as heat-assisted magnetic recording. While challenging to fabricate, much progress has been made towards the reliable production of extremely sharp (10 nm) metallic probes. In this review, we discuss the various factors that go into the design of metallic tips, their fabrication, packaging and system integration, characterization, passivation, and eventual use. Fabrication challenges, implementation issues, optical excitation schemes, and various current and emerging applications are also discussed. For the rapidly emerging fields of plasmonics and nanophotonics, the use of sharp metallic tips has generated significant scientific progress and will play an integral role well into the future.
AB - Nanofabricated metallic tips are at the core of important research in single-molecule imaging, near-field scanning optical microscopy, tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, as well as potential commercial applications such as heat-assisted magnetic recording. While challenging to fabricate, much progress has been made towards the reliable production of extremely sharp (10 nm) metallic probes. In this review, the various factors that go into the design of metallic tips, their fabrication, packaging and system integration, characterization, passivation, and eventual use are discussed. Fabrication challenges, implementation issues, optical excitation schemes, and various current and emerging applications are also discussed. For the rapidly emerging fields of plasmonics and nanophotonics, the use of sharp metallic tips has generated significant scientific progress and will play an integral role well into the future. Nanofabricated metallic tips are at the core of important research in single-molecule imaging, near-field scanning optical microscopy, tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, as well as potential commercial applications such as heat-assisted magnetic recording. While challenging to fabricate, much progress has been made towards the reliable production of extremely sharp (10 nm) metallic probes. In this review, we discuss the various factors that go into the design of metallic tips, their fabrication, packaging and system integration, characterization, passivation, and eventual use. Fabrication challenges, implementation issues, optical excitation schemes, and various current and emerging applications are also discussed. For the rapidly emerging fields of plasmonics and nanophotonics, the use of sharp metallic tips has generated significant scientific progress and will play an integral role well into the future.
KW - Heat-assisted magnetic recording
KW - Metallic tips
KW - Near-field scanning optical microscopy
KW - Optical antenna
KW - Plasmonic trapping
KW - Plasmonics
KW - Template stripping
KW - Tip-enhanced Raman scattering
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U2 - 10.1002/lpor.201209044
DO - 10.1002/lpor.201209044
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84880095002
SN - 1863-8880
VL - 7
SP - 453
EP - 477
JO - Laser and Photonics Reviews
JF - Laser and Photonics Reviews
IS - 4
ER -