Applications of near-field optical spectroscopy for nano-photonic structures and devices

该项目将重点关注纳米光子结构和器件的纳米级表征，使用近场光谱学。到目前为止，这些纳米级结构只能用标准的显微镜工具来探测，只能提供微米尺度上的空间平均信息。现在，随着我们在谢菲尔德的EPSRC资助的最先进的近场光谱学中心的启动，我们将实现10纳米分辨率，并在纳米光子结构和设备的物理学方面获得全新的见解。一个特别的重点将是使用新的层状材料来制造纳米光子结构和器件，然后将以新的最先进的技术为特征。

The project will focus on nanoscale characterisation of nano-photonic structures and devices using near-field optical spectroscopy. So far, these nanoscale structures could only be probed with standard microscopy tools, providing only spatially-averaged information on a micron scale. Now, with the launch in Sheffield of our EPSRC funded state-of-the-art centre for near-field optical spectroscopy, we will achieve 10 nm resolution and absolutely new insights in the physics of nano-photonic structures and devices. A particular focus will be on using novel layered materials for fabrication of nano-photonic structures and devices, which will then be characterised by the novel state-of-the-art techniques.