Abstract:
A SERS element comprises a substrate; a fine structure part formed on a front face of the substrate and having a plurality of pillars; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical function part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The conductor layer has a base part formed along the front face of the substrate and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the base part at respective positions corresponding to the pillars. The base part and the protrusions form a plurality of gaps in the conductor layer, each of the gaps having an interstice gradually decreasing in the projecting direction of the pillar.
Abstract:
A SERS element comprises a substrate having a front face; a fine structure part formed on the front face and having a plurality of pillars; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical function part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The conductor layer has a base part formed along the front face and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the base part at respective positions corresponding to the pillars. The base part is formed with a plurality of grooves surrounding the respective pillars when seen in the projecting direction of the pillars, while an end part of the protrusion is located within the groove corresponding thereto.
Abstract:
A SERS element 2 comprises a substrate 21 having a front face 21a; a fine structure part 24, formed on the front face 21a, having a plurality of pillars 27; a first conductor layer 31 formed on the front face 21a and fine structure part 24 so as to cover the front face 21a and fine structure part 24 continuously; and a second conductor layer 32 formed on the first conductor layer 31 so as to form a plurality of gaps G1, G2 for surface-enhanced Raman scattering; while the first and second conductor layers 31, 32 are constituted by the same material.
Abstract:
A photodetector 1A comprises an optical element 10, having a structure including first regions and second regions periodically arranged with respect to the first regions along a plane perpendicular to a predetermined direction, for generating an electric field component in the predetermined direction when light is incident thereon along the predetermined direction; arid a semiconductor multilayer body 4 having a quantum cascade structure, arranged on the other side opposite from one side in the predetermined direction with respect to the optical element, for producing a current according to the electric field component in the predetermined direction generated by the optical element 10; while the quantum cascade structure includes an active region 4b having a first upper quantum level and a second upper quantum level lower than the first upper quantum level, and an injector region 4c for transporting an electron excited by the active region 4b.
Abstract:
An optical element 10 for transmitting light therethrough along a predetermined direction and modulating the light comprises a structure 11 having a first region R1 and a second region R2 periodically arranged with respect to the first region R1 along a plane perpendicular to the predetermined direction, the first and second regions R1, R2 having respective refractive indexes different from each other, and properties of transmitting the light therethrough.
Abstract:
With a probe 2 in which an end of the organic photoelectric-conversion layer 23 on a projection optical path 10 side is covered by an upper electrode 24 having a light-blocking effect, light passing through the projection optical path 10 from a light source can be prevented from directly entering the organic photoelectric-conversion layer 23.
Abstract:
A SERS element comprises a substrate; a fine structure part formed on a front face of the substrate and having a plurality of pillars; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical function part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The conductor layer has a base part formed along the front face of the substrate and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the base part at respective positions corresponding to the pillars. The base part and the protrusions form a plurality of gaps in the conductor layer, each of the gaps having an interstice gradually decreasing in a direction perpendicular to the projecting direction of the pillar.
Abstract:
A photodetector 1A comprises a multilayer structure 3 having a first layer 4 constituted by first metal or first semiconductor, a semiconductor structure layer 5 mounted on the first layer 4 and adapted to excite an electron by plasmon resonance, and a second layer 6 mounted on the semiconductor structure layer 5 and constituted by second metal or second semiconductor.
Abstract:
A SERS element comprises a substrate having a front face; a fine structure part formed on the front face and having a plurality of pillars; and a conductor layer formed on the fine structure part and constituting an optical function part for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The conductor layer has a base part formed along the front face and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the base part at respective positions corresponding to the pillars. The base part is formed with a plurality of grooves surrounding the respective pillars when seen in the projecting direction of the pillars, while an end part of the protrusion is located within the groove corresponding thereto.