Experimental Verification of the Spectral Shift between Near- and Far-Field Peak Intensities of Plasmonic Nanoantennas
arXiv:1301.5448 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203902
Abstract
Theory predicts a distinct spectral shift between the near- and far-field optical responses of plasmonic antennas. Here we combine near-field optical microscopy and far-field spectroscopy of individual infrared-resonant nanoantennas to verify experimentally this spectral shift. Numerical calculations corroborate our experimental results. We furthermore discuss the implications of this effect in surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy (SEIRS).
16 pages, 5 figures