KR20120111900A - Apparatus for enhancing the intensity of light source - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a light source intensity enhancing apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus for enhancing the intensity of a light source using a metal nanostructure.
Group IB precious metals such as gold (Au), silver (Ag) or copper (Cu) have Surface Plasmon Polariton Resonance characteristics in the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared regions at the interface with the dielectric. In particular, nanostructures with three-dimensionally constrained Group IB noble metals have localized surface plasmon resonances that locally enhance the electric field according to their size and shape and the dielectric properties of the surrounding medium. surface plasmon resonance) phenomenon. Therefore, by optimizing the size or shape of the nanostructure according to the wavelength of the incident light source, it is possible to greatly increase the intensity of the electric field present on the surface and the periphery of the nanostructure. In other words, it acts like an antenna in the nearfield or farfield.
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for locally enhancing the intensity of a light source using a metal nanostructure.
The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
In order to achieve the above object, the light source intensity enhancing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a light source for outputting light having an extremely short pulse width, a dielectric substrate, and metal nanostructures formed on the dielectric substrate, Metal nanostructures can combine with light having an extremely short pulse width at the surface of a dielectric substrate to produce surface plasmon polariton resonance.
According to one embodiment, the light source is a pulsed laser, the pulsed laser may have a pulse width of 5fs to 50fs.
According to an embodiment, the light source may be a Ti-sapphire laser.
According to an embodiment, the light source may be a polychromatic light source or a monochromatic light source.
According to an embodiment, the light source may be a gas laser or a solid state laser diode (LD).
According to one embodiment, the light source may have a wavelength of 300nm to 3000nm ultraviolet light, visible light, near infra-red.
According to an embodiment, the light source is a monochromatic light source, and the monochromatic light source may be a continuous wave (CW) laser or a pulse wave laser.
According to one embodiment, the metal nanostructure may be in the form of a bowtie (bowtie) or rod-shaped dipole.
According to one embodiment, the metal nanostructure is a mirror symmetric metal pair, the metal pair may have a length of the long axis and the length of the short axis.
According to one embodiment, the metal nanostructure may be made of any one selected from Au, Al, Ag or Cu.
According to an embodiment, the light source intensity enhancing apparatus may generate an electron beam, a proton beam, or an ion beam.
In order to achieve the above object, a light source intensity enhancing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention is a light source for irradiating an ultra-short pulsed laser beam, and a target for outputting a proton beam by augmenting the intensity of the ultra-short pulsed laser beam Contains a structure. Here, the target structure is used as a propagation path of the target layer, the ultrashort pulsed laser beam or the proton beam, having a first surface to which the ultrashort pulsed laser beam is irradiated and a second surface from which the proton beam is emitted. A support having a membrane region, and metal nanostructures formed on a first side of the target layer, which combine with the ultra-short pulsed laser beam to produce surface plasmon polariton resonance.
Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the light source intensity enhancing apparatus may locally localize the intensity of the incident ultrashort light source by causing local surface plasmon polariton resonance using a metal nanostructure. That is, according to one embodiment, the intensity of the light source including the ultra-short and high-power laser can be locally increased without an external amplification device.
1 is a conceptual diagram of an apparatus for increasing the intensity of a light source according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A to 2C are diagrams illustrating metal nanostructures of an apparatus for enhancing the intensity of a light source according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A shows a near field image of electric field strength around a metal nanostructure in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
3B shows a near field image of electric field strength around a metal nanostructure in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of a metal nanostructure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent by reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. As used herein, the terms 'comprises' and / or 'comprising' mean that the stated element, step, operation and / or element does not imply the presence of one or more other elements, steps, operations and / Or additions.
Hereinafter, a light source intensity enhancing apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 is a conceptual diagram of an apparatus for increasing the intensity of a light source according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2A and 2B are views illustrating metal nanostructures of an apparatus for increasing the intensity of a light source according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of the metal nanostructures of FIGS. 2A and 2B. It is a cross section cut along the II 'line | wire of 2b.
Referring to FIG. 1, the
In detail, the apparatus for increasing the intensity of the
The
The
According to an embodiment, the
According to an embodiment, the
In one embodiment, a Ti-sapphire laser may be used as the
According to an embodiment, when the ultra-short
Specifically, the surface plasmon polariton resonance, in which light waves interact with free electrons on the metal surface and resonates when certain conditions are met at the boundary between the metal and the dielectric, has a femtosecond time characteristic. Accordingly, the
According to one embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2A, the
2A to 2C, the
According to an embodiment, the length a of the
On the other hand, the
3A and 3B show near field images of electric field strength around metal nanostructures in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
3A and 3B show bowtie shapes calculated using a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method with its shape, size, and dielectric properties as input parameters in order to optimize the structure of metal nanostructures. Numerical results of the distribution of the enhanced electric field strength around the metal dipole structures in the form of rod-shaped dipoles.
3A is a near field image of electric field strength around a bowtie-type metal nanostructure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a near field image of electric field around a bar-shaped dipole metal nanostructure according to another embodiment. Indicates.
3A and 3B, when the laser having the ultra-short pulse width of femtosecond is irradiated onto the dielectric substrate on which the metal nanostructure is formed, it can be seen that the electric field strength of the light source is increased around the metal nanostructure.
4 is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of a metal nanostructure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of a bowtie gold (Au) metal nanostructure fabricated on a quartz substrate using an electron beam lithography method.
5 is a view showing a light source intensity enhancing apparatus including a metal nanostructure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 5, the light source intensity enhancing apparatus may include a light source for irradiating light to the target structure and a target structure for outputting a charged particle beam.
The target structure may include the
In one embodiment, the
The
According to an embodiment, the
In an embodiment, when the
In one embodiment, the
In the light source intensity enhancing apparatus according to the embodiment, the
As such, the light source intensity enhancing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may be used in a medical device for treating tumors. That is, the charged particle beam output from the light source intensity enhancing apparatus may be irradiated to the human body.
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. You will understand that. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive in every respect.
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Dielectric substrates; And
Including metal nanostructures formed on the dielectric substrate,
And the metal nanostructures combine with light having the ultra short pulse width at the surface of the dielectric substrate to generate surface plasmon polariton resonance.
The light source is a pulsed laser, the pulsed laser light source intensity enhancing apparatus having a pulse width of 5fs to 50fs.
The light source is a Ti-sapphire laser light source intensity enhancing apparatus.
The light source may be a polychromatic light source or a monochromatic light source.
The light source may be a gas laser or a solid state laser diode (LD).
The light source has a UV light intensity of 300nm ~ 3000nm, visible light (visible ray), a near infrared ray (near infra-red) wavelength light source intensity enhancement device.
The light source is a monochromatic light source, the monochromatic light source is a continuous wave (CW, continuous wave) laser or pulse wave (pulse wave) laser.
The metal nanostructures have a bow tie type or a rod-type dipole type.
The metal nanostructure is a mirror-symmetrical metal pair, and the metal pair has a length of long axis and a length of short axis of light source intensity enhancing apparatus.
The metal nanostructure is a light source intensity enhancement device made of any one selected from Au, Al, Ag or Cu.
And the light source intensity enhancing apparatus generates an electron beam, a proton beam, or a carbon ion beam.
It includes a target structure for outputting a proton beam by increasing the intensity of the ultra-short pulsed laser beam,
The target structure,
A target layer having a first surface to which the ultra-short pulsed laser beam is irradiated and a second surface to which the proton beam is emitted;
A support having a membrane region used as a propagation path of the ultra-short pulsed laser beam or the proton beam; And
And a metal nanostructure formed on the first surface of the target layer and coupled to the ultra-short pulsed laser beam to generate surface plasmon polariton resonance.
And the support comprises at least one of silicon, sapphire, diamond, quartz, glass, ceramic materials or metal materials.
Width of the membrane region increases as the distance from the target layer increases.
The ultrashort pulsed laser beam has a pulse width of 5fs to 50fs.
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