Improving the radiative decay rate for dye molecules with hyperbolic metamaterials

Author

• J. Kim, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
• Vladimir P. Drachev, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue UniversityFollow
• Z. Jacob, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University; University of Alberta
• Gururaj V. Naik, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue UniversityFollow
• Alexandra Boltasseva, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue UniversityFollow
• Evgenii E. Narimanov, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue UniversityFollow
• Vladimir M. Shalaev, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue UniversityFollow

Abstract

We directly demonstrate an improvement in the radiative decay rate of dye molecules near multilayer hyperbolic metamaterials (HMMs). Our comprehensive study shows a radiative decay rate for rhodamine 800 (Rh800) that is several times higher due to the use of HMM samples as compared to dielectric substrates. This is also the first experimental demonstration that multilayer hyperbolic metamaterials provide an increase in the radiative decay rate relative to those from either thin or thick gold films. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America

Keywords

METAL-ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE-PLASMON POLARITONS; RHODAMINE 6G; EMISSION; FILMS; LIGHT; INTERFACES; METHANOL; DENSITY; THIN

DOI

10.1364/OE.20.008100

Citation

Optics Express Vol. 20, Issue 7, pp. 8100-8116 (2012)

Date of this Version

3-26-2012

Recommended Citation

Kim, J.; Drachev, Vladimir P.; Jacob, Z.; Naik, Gururaj V.; Boltasseva, Alexandra; Narimanov, Evgenii E.; and Shalaev, Vladimir M., "Improving the radiative decay rate for dye molecules with hyperbolic metamaterials" (2012). Birck and NCN Publications. Paper 1229.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.008100