Surface-plasmon-coupled optical force sensors based on metal–insulator–metal metamaterials with movable air gap

Abstract We proposed surface-plasmon-coupled optical force sensors based on metal–insulator–metal (MIM) metamaterials with a movable air gap as an insulator layer. The MIM metamaterial was composed of an air gap sandwiched by a metal nanodot array and a metal diaphragm, the resonant wavelength of wh...

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Autores principales: Taiyu Okatani, Shota Sekiguchi, Kazuhiro Hane, Yoshiaki Kanamori
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/3320a45acd1f4a56818642cb12ccb540
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Sumario:Abstract We proposed surface-plasmon-coupled optical force sensors based on metal–insulator–metal (MIM) metamaterials with a movable air gap as an insulator layer. The MIM metamaterial was composed of an air gap sandwiched by a metal nanodot array and a metal diaphragm, the resonant wavelength of which was red-shifted when the air gap was narrowed by applying a normal force. We designed and fabricated a prototype of the proposed sensor and confirmed that the MIM metamaterial could be used as a force sensor with larger sensitivity than a force sensor based on Fabry-Pérot interferometer (FPI).