Near-field Imaging of Optical Resonances in Silicon Metasurfaces Using Photoelectron Microscopy

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Main Authors: Boehm, Alex, Gennaro, Sylvain D., Doiron, Chloe F., Beechem, Thomas E., Sinclair, Michael B., Brener, Igal, Sarma, Raktim, Ohta, Taisuke
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author Boehm, Alex
Gennaro, Sylvain D.
Doiron, Chloe F.
Beechem, Thomas E.
Sinclair, Michael B.
Brener, Igal
Sarma, Raktim
Ohta, Taisuke
author_facet Boehm, Alex
Gennaro, Sylvain D.
Doiron, Chloe F.
Beechem, Thomas E.
Sinclair, Michael B.
Brener, Igal
Sarma, Raktim
Ohta, Taisuke
contents Precise control of light-matter interactions at the nanoscale lies at the heart of nanophotonics. Experimental examination at this length scale is challenging, however, since the corresponding electromagnetic near-field is often confined within volumes below the resolution of conventional optical microscopy. In semiconductor nanophotonics electromagnetic fields are further restricted within the confines of individual subwavelength resonators, limiting access to critical light-matter interactions in these structures. In this work, we demonstrate that photoelectron emission microscopy (PEEM) can be used for polarization resolved near-field spectroscopy and imaging of electromagnetic resonances supported by broken-symmetry silicon metasurfaces. We find that the photoemission results, enabled through an in-situ potassium surface layer, are consistent with full-wave simulations and far-field reflectance measurements across visible and near-infrared wavelengths. In addition, we uncover a polarization dependent evolution of collective resonances near the metasurface array edge taking advantage of the far-field excitation and full-field imaging of PEEM. Here, we deduce that coupling between eight resonators or more establishes the collective excitations of this metasurface. All told, we demonstrate that the high-spatial resolution hyperspectral imaging and far-field illumination of PEEM can be leveraged for the metrology of collective, non-local, optical resonances in semiconductor nanophotonic structures.
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spellingShingle Near-field Imaging of Optical Resonances in Silicon Metasurfaces Using Photoelectron Microscopy
Boehm, Alex
Gennaro, Sylvain D.
Doiron, Chloe F.
Beechem, Thomas E.
Sinclair, Michael B.
Brener, Igal
Sarma, Raktim
Ohta, Taisuke
Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Precise control of light-matter interactions at the nanoscale lies at the heart of nanophotonics. Experimental examination at this length scale is challenging, however, since the corresponding electromagnetic near-field is often confined within volumes below the resolution of conventional optical microscopy. In semiconductor nanophotonics electromagnetic fields are further restricted within the confines of individual subwavelength resonators, limiting access to critical light-matter interactions in these structures. In this work, we demonstrate that photoelectron emission microscopy (PEEM) can be used for polarization resolved near-field spectroscopy and imaging of electromagnetic resonances supported by broken-symmetry silicon metasurfaces. We find that the photoemission results, enabled through an in-situ potassium surface layer, are consistent with full-wave simulations and far-field reflectance measurements across visible and near-infrared wavelengths. In addition, we uncover a polarization dependent evolution of collective resonances near the metasurface array edge taking advantage of the far-field excitation and full-field imaging of PEEM. Here, we deduce that coupling between eight resonators or more establishes the collective excitations of this metasurface. All told, we demonstrate that the high-spatial resolution hyperspectral imaging and far-field illumination of PEEM can be leveraged for the metrology of collective, non-local, optical resonances in semiconductor nanophotonic structures.
title Near-field Imaging of Optical Resonances in Silicon Metasurfaces Using Photoelectron Microscopy
topic Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.12825