All-dielectric cylindrical nanoantennas in the visible range

Reena Dalal; Nishant Shankhwar; Yogita Kalra; Ajeet Kumar; R. K. Sinha

doi:10.1117/12.2273718

28 August 2017 All-dielectric cylindrical nanoantennas in the visible range

Reena Dalal, Nishant Shankhwar, Yogita Kalra, Ajeet Kumar, R. K. Sinha

Proceedings Volume 10344, Nanophotonic Materials XIV; 103440K (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273718
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

All-dielectric nanoparticles have attained a lot of attention owing to the lesser loss and better quality than their metallic counterparts. As a result, they perceive applications in the field of nanoantennas, photovoltaics and nanolasers. In the dielectric nanoparticles, the electric and magnetic dipoles are created in dielectric nanoparticles when they interact with the light of a particular frequency. Kerker’s type scattering is obtained where electric and magnetic dipoles interfere. In our design, Silicon cylindrical nanoparticles having radius of 70 nm and length 120 nm have been considered. The propagation of light is taken along the length of the cylinder. The scattering cross section has been obtained and plotted with respect to the wavelength. At the peaks of scattering spectra, electric and magnetic dipoles are created at the wavelengths of 510 nm and 600 nm, respectively. Both dipoles interfere at the wavelengths of 550 nm and 645 nm. At these wavelengths, far field scattering pattern has been calculated. At the wavelength 645 nm, forward scattering takes place because electric and magnetic dipoles are in phase at this wavelength. Further, directivity is enhanced by taking the planar array of the nanoparticles. It has been observed that directivity increases by increasing the size of the array. Also, there is an increase in the directivity by increasing the gap between the nanoparticles. This enhancement of directivity can lead to the design of all dielectric cylindrical nanoantennas.

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Reena Dalal, Nishant Shankhwar, Yogita Kalra, Ajeet Kumar, and R. K. Sinha "All-dielectric cylindrical nanoantennas in the visible range", Proc. SPIE 10344, Nanophotonic Materials XIV, 103440K (28 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273718

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