Surface phonon polariton resonance imaging using long-wave infrared-visible sum-frequency generation microscopy
2019
We experimentally demonstrate long-wave infrared-visible sum-frequency generation microscopy for imaging polaritonic resonances of infrared (IR) nanophotonic structures. This nonlinear-optical approach provides direct access to the resonant field enhancement of the polaritonic near fields, while the spatial resolution is limited by the wavelength of the visible sum-frequency signal. As a proof-of-concept, we here study periodic arrays of subdiffractional nanostructures made of 4H-silicon carbide supporting localized surface phonon polaritons. By spatially scanning tightly focused incident beams, we observe excellent sensitivity of the sum-frequency signal to the resonant polaritonic field enhancement, with a much improved spatial resolution, here determined by focus size of the visible up-conversion laser. However, we report that the tight focusing can also induce sample damage, ultimately limiting the achievable resolution with the scanning probe method. As a perspective approach towards overcoming this ...
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