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ArticleNano letters2025

Angle-Resolved Cathodoluminescence Interferometry of Plasmonic and Dielectric Scatterers.

Evelijn Akerboom, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Minoru Fujii, F Javier García de Abajo, Albert Polman

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Article in Nano letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Evelijn AkerboomCenter for Nanophotonics, NWO-Institute AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5543-3255
Hiroshi SugimotoDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1520-0940
Minoru FujiiDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4869-7399
F Javier García de AbajoICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4970-4565
Albert PolmanCenter for Nanophotonics, NWO-Institute AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0685-3886

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Abstract

We demonstrate angle-resolved cathodoluminescence (CL) interferometry from electron-beam-excited plasmonic and dielectric nanostructures placed above a Au-coated substrate. We use 20-30 keV electrons to coherently excite plasmon-mediated radiation, which interferes with its mirror image, providing a method to determine the particle-substrate spacing. In an aloof excitation geometry, transition radiation emitted from the Au substrate adds to the interferogram and provides a means to probe the electron traveling time. The measured CL interferograms are in excellent agreement with a scattering and interferometry model in which a single electron coherently launches plasmons at two separate locations. Polarization-resolved CL measurements confirm the interferometric scattering model. Electron-excited Si Mie scatterers show interferograms modulated with resonantly enhanced emission. CL interferometry enables accurate measurement of critical distances in nanoscale geometries, in particular along the electron-beam direction, which are not easily accessible in electron microscopy, while offering a platform for studying optical interference in complex geometries.

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angle-resolved cathodoluminescenceFourier transforminterferometrymetrologyplasmonics

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PMID40965080
PMCPMC12492383

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