Fluorescence enhancement in topologically optimized gallium phosphide all-dielectric nanoantennas
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Nanoantennas capable of large fluorescence enhancement with minimal absorption are crucial for future optical technologies from single-photon sources to biosensing. Efficient dielectric nanoantennas have been designed, however, evaluating their performance at the individual emitter level is challenging due to the complexity of combining high-resolution nanofabrication, spectroscopy and nanoscale positioning of the emitter. Here, we study the fluorescence enhancement in infinity-shaped gallium phosphide (GaP) nanoantennas based on a topologically optimized design. Using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), we probe the nanoantennas enhancement factor and observe an average of 63-fold fluorescence brightness enhancement with a maximum of 93-fold for dye molecules in nanogaps between 20 and 50 nm. The experimentally determined fluorescence enhancement of the nanoantennas is confirmed by numerical simulations of the local density of optical states (LDOS). Furthermore, we show that beyond design optimization of dielectric nanoantennas, increased performances can be achieved via tailoring of nanoantenna fabrication.
Date Issued
2024-02-28
Date Acceptance
2024-02-08
Citation
Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2024, 24 (8), pp.2437-2443
ISSN
1530-6984
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
2437
End Page
2443
Journal / Book Title
Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology
Volume
24
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. This publication is licensed under
CC-BY 4.0.
CC-BY 4.0.
License URL
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38354357
Subjects
dielectric nanoantenna
fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
Purcell enhancement
topological optimization
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2024-02-14