We present a numerical and analytical study of the self-detection scattering type near field optical microscopy (SD s-SNOM), a recently demonstrated technique based on a combination of self-mixing interferometry and scattering near-field microscopy. This scheme, which exploits a terahertz (THz) quantum cascade laser as both a laser source and detector, allows to investigate the optical properties of resonant materials in the THz range with resolution far beyond the diffraction limit. Our study, developed by using a modified version of the Lang-Kobayashi model, is focused on the weak feedback regime (Acket parameter C approximate to 10(-1)), where we derive an approximated method for the retrieval of the scattering coefficient of the SD s-SNOM configuration applied to a sample of Cesium Bromide (CsBr). These results were used in turn to derive the dielectric permittivity of the sample, reporting a good accuracy in the estimation of its phonon resonances.
Retrieval of the Dielectric Properties of a Resonant Material in the Terahertz Region via Self-Detection Near Field Optical Microscopy / Silvestri, Carlo; Columbo, LORENZO LUIGI; Brambilla, Massimo. - In: IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS. - ISSN 1077-260X. - STAMPA. - 29:5(2023), pp. 1-11. [10.1109/JSTQE.2023.3287041]
Retrieval of the Dielectric Properties of a Resonant Material in the Terahertz Region via Self-Detection Near Field Optical Microscopy
Carlo Silvestri;Lorenzo Luigi Columbo;
2023
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We present a numerical and analytical study of the self-detection scattering type near field optical microscopy (SD s-SNOM), a recently demonstrated technique based on a combination of self-mixing interferometry and scattering near-field microscopy. This scheme, which exploits a terahertz (THz) quantum cascade laser as both a laser source and detector, allows to investigate the optical properties of resonant materials in the THz range with resolution far beyond the diffraction limit. Our study, developed by using a modified version of the Lang-Kobayashi model, is focused on the weak feedback regime (Acket parameter C approximate to 10(-1)), where we derive an approximated method for the retrieval of the scattering coefficient of the SD s-SNOM configuration applied to a sample of Cesium Bromide (CsBr). These results were used in turn to derive the dielectric permittivity of the sample, reporting a good accuracy in the estimation of its phonon resonances.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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