Nanomaterials and Nanostructure Optics (NaNO)

Welcome to Dr. Luca Dal Negro's research group

 

Group Publications

 

2007

1. Ning-Ning Feng, Mark L. Brongersma & Luca Dal Negro, “Metal-dielectric slot waveguide structures for the propagation of surface plasmon polaritons at 1.55mm” IEEE, Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 43, no. 6, 479, June 2007

2. Marianne Hiltunen, Luca Dal Negro, Ning-Ning Feng, Lionel C. Kimerling and Jurgen Michel, “Modeling of aperiodic fractal waveguide structures for multifrequency light transport”  IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 25, no. 7, 1841,  July 2007

3. L. Dal Negro, N. Feng, “Spectral gaps and mode localization in Fibonacci chains of metal nanoparticles” Optics Express, 15, 22, 14396, October 2007

4. N. Feng, L. Dal Negro, “Plasmon mode transformation in modulated-index metal-dielectric slot waveguides”, Optics Letters, 32, 21, November 2007

5. L.C.Kimerling, L. Dal Negro, M. Stolfi, J. H. Yi, J. Michel and X. Duan, E. H. Sargent, T.-W. F. Chang and V. Sukhovatkin, J. Haavisto and J. LeBlanc, “Si-rich Dielectrics for Active Photonic Devices” in “Device Applications of Silicon Nanocrystals and Nanostructures” edited by N. Koshida,  Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2007

2008

1. H. Perry, A. Gopinath, D. Kaplan, L. Dal Negro, F. Omenetto, “Nano and micro patterning of optically transparent mechanically robust, bio-compatible silk fibroin films”Adv. Materials 20, 3070 (2008)

2. L. Dal Negro, N.N. Feng, A. Gopinath “Electromagnetic coupling and plasmon localization in deterministic aperiodic arrays”, J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 10, 064013 (2008)

3. R. Dallapiccola, A. Gopinath, F. Stellacci, L. Dal Negro, “Quasi-periodic distribution of plasmon modes in two-dimensional Fibonacci arrays of metal nanoparticles” Optics Express, 16, 8, 5544, April 2008

4. M. Saleh, L. Dal Negro, B. Saleh, “Second-order parametric interactions in 1D photonic-crystal microcavity structures ” Optics Express, 16, 8, 5261, April 2008

5. M. Makarova, V. Sih, J. Warga, L. Dal Negro, J. Vuckovic, “Enhanced light emission in photonic crystal nanocavities with Erbium-doped silicon nanocrystals”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 161107 (2008).

6. L. Dal Negro, R. Li, J. Warga, S.N. Basu, “Sensitized Erbium emission from silicon-rich nitride/silicon superlattice structures”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 181105 (2008).

7. A. Gopinath, S. Boriskina, N.N. Feng, B.M. Reinhard, L. Dal Negro, “Photonic-plasmonic scattering resonances in deterministic aperiodic structures”, Nanoletters 8, 2423 (2008)

8. L. Dal Negro, G. Miano, G. Rubinacci, A. Tamburrino, S. Ventre, “A fast computational method for the analysis of an array of metallic nanoparticles”,  paper accepted for publication in IEEE Trans. on Magnetics., 2008

9. S. Boriskina, A. Gopinath, L. Dal Negro, “Optical gaps, mode patterns and dipole radiation in two-dimensional aperiodic photonic structures”, Physica E doi.10.1016/j.physe2008.08.039 (2008)

10. L. Dal Negro, R. Li, J. Warga, S. Yerci, S. Basu, H. Hamel, G. Galli, “Light-emission from silicon-rich nitride nanostructrues”, in Silicon Nanophotonics: Basic Principles, Present Status and Perspectives, edited by L. Khriachtchev, Pan Stanford Publishing, (World Scientific) 2008

11. S. Boriskina, L. Dal Negro, “Sensitive label-free biosensing using critical modes in aperiodic photonic structures”, Optics Express, 16, 12511 (2008)

12. R. Li, J. Schneck, J. Warga, L. Ziegler, L. Dal Negro, “Carrier Dynamics and Erbium sensitization in Silicon Rich Nitride”Appl. Phys. Lett.,  93, 091119 ( 2008)

13. J. Warga, R. Li, S.N. Basu, L. Dal Negro, “Erbium-doped Silicon nanocrystals in silicon/silicon nitride superlattice structures: light emission and energy transfer”  Physica E, doi.10.1016/j.physe2008.08.037, July 2008

14. J. Warga, R. Li, S. Basu, L. Dal Negro, "Electroluminescence from siliocn-rich nitride/silicon superlattice structures", Applied Physics Letters, 93, 151116 October 2008

15. S. Boriskina, A. Gopinath & L. Dal Negro, “Optical gap formation and localization properties of optical modes in deterministic aperiodic photonic structures", Optics Express, 16, 18813 October 2008.

16. L. Sirleto, M.A. Ferrara, I. Rendina, J. Warga, R. Li, S.N. Basu, L. Dal Negro , "Enhanced stimulated Raman scattering in silicon nanocrystals embedded in silicon-rich nitride/silicon superlattice structures", Applied Physics Letters, 93, 251104 (2008)

2009

1. C. Forestiere, G. Miano, G. Rubinacci, L. Dal Negro, “Role of aperiodic order in the spectral, localization, and scaling properties of plasmon modes for the design of nanoparticles arrays”, Phys. Rev. B., 79, 085404 (2009)

2. A. Gopinath, S. Boriskina, B. Reinhard, L. Dal Negro, “Deterministic Aperiodic Arrays of Metal nanoparticels for surface-enhanced Raman scattering”, Optics Express,  17, 3741, March (2009).

3. R. Dallapiccola, C. Dubois, A. Gopinath, F. Stellacci, L. Dall Negro, "Near-field detection and near-field excitation of propagating surface-plasmon polaritons on Au waveguide structures", Appl. Phys. Lett., 94, 243118 (2009)

4. B. Yan, A. Thubagere, R. Premasiri, L. Ziegler, L. Dal Negro, B. Reinhard, "Engineered SERS Substrates for Bacterial Pathogen Detection: Nanoparticle Cluster Arrays with Multiscale Signal Enhancement", ACS Nano, vol 3, no. 5, 1190 (2009)

5. C. Forestiere, G. Miano, C. Serpico, M. d'Aquino, L. Dal Negro, "Dipolar mode localization and spectral gaps in quasi-periodic arrays of ferromagnetic nanoparticles", Phys. Rev. B. 79, 214419 (2009)

6. C. Forestiere, G. Miano, S. Boriskina, L. Dal Negro "The role of nanoparticles shapes and deterministic aperiodicity for the design of nanoplasmonic arrays", Optics Express, 17, 9648 (2009)

7. S. Yerci, R. Li, S. O. Kucheyev, T. van Buuren, S. N. Basu, and L. Dal Negro, “Energy transfer and 1.54  µm emission in amorphous silicon nitride films”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 95, 031107 (2009).

8. O. M. Bakr, V. Amendola, C. M. Aikens, W. Wenseleers, R. Li, L. Dal Negro, G. C. Schatz, and F. Stellacci, "Silver Nanoparticles with Broad Multi-Band Linear Optical Absorption", accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie, DOI: 10.1002/anie.200

9. R. Li, S. Yerci, and L. Dal Negro, “Temperature dependence of the energy transfer from amorphous silicon nitride to Er ions”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 95, 041111 (2009).

10. S. Yerci, R. Li, S. O. Kucheyev, A. Van Buuren, S. N. Basu, and L. Dal Negro,”Visible and 1.54 mm emission from amorphous silicon nitride films by reactive co-sputtering”, IEEE J. Sel. Topics Quantum Electron,accepted (2009).

11. M. Makarova, Y. Gong, S. Cheng, Y. Nishi, S. Yerci, R. Li, L. Dal Negro, and J. Vuckovic, “Photonic crystal and plasmonic silicon based light sources”. IEEE J. Sel. Topics Quantum Electron,accepted (2009).

12. A. Gopinath, S. Boriskina, R. Premasiri, L. Ziegler, B. Reinhard, L. Dal Negro, "Plasmonic nano-galaxies: multi-scale aperiodic arrays for surface enhanced Raman sensing", accepted for publication in Nanoletters, Sept. 9, 2009

13. J. J. Amsden, H. Perry, S. Boriskina, A. Gopinath, D. L. Kaplan, L. Dal Negro, F. Omenetto, "Spectral analysis of induced color change on periodically nanopatterned silk films", Optics Express, 17, 23, 21272 (2009)

14. C. Forestiere, G. F. Walsh, G. Miano, L. Dal Negro, "Nanoplasmonics of prime number arrays", Optics Express, accepted on Nov. 11, 2009

15. Y. Gong, S. Yerci, R. Li, L. Dal Negro, J. Vuckovic, "Enhanced light emission from Erbium doped silicon nitride in plasmonic metal-insulator-metal structures", Optics Express, 17, 20642 (2009)