title: Understanding near/far-field engineering of optical dimer antennas through geometry modification.
abstract: Numerical investigations based on the boundary element method (BEM) have been carried out to two-dimensional (2-D) silver dimer nano-antennas of various geometries. The near-field and far-field properties are mainly determined by the local geometry at the gap and the global shape of the antenna shafts respectively. A hybrid dimer antenna, which mixes the geometry ingredients of the rod dimer and the bowtie, benefits in both near and far field. Using a microcavity representation, the resonance in dimer nano-antennas is explained in a common and semi-analytical manner. The plasmonic enhancement and the wavelength mismatching in the optical dimer antenna are naturally embodied in this model. The quality factor of the resonance, which can be influenced by the wavelength and the geometry, is discussed intuitively. The understanding presented in this work could guide the future engineering of the optical dimer antenna.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d'Instrumentation Optique, ICD CNRS FRE 2848, Université de Technologie de Troyes, 12 rue Marie Curie, 10010 Troyes, France. ding.l.wei@googlemail.com
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bachelot
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espiau de Lamaestre
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Macias
authors.forename: A-L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baudrion
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Royer
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D008027:Light; D008422:Materials Testing; D049329:Nanostructures; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods