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

该项目将专注于使用近场光学光谱学对纳米光子结构和设备进行纳米尺度的表征。到目前为止，这些纳米级的结构只能用标准的显微镜工具来探测，只能提供微米级的空间平均信息。现在，随着我们由EPSRC资助的最先进的近场光学光谱中心在谢菲尔德启动，我们将实现10纳米的分辨率，并在纳米光子结构和器件的物理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，然后将通过新的最先进的技术来表征这一结构和器件。

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.