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This section shows the main tools in use in our NanoPhotonics Characterization Lab.<\/p><p>Students in the group actively fabricate nanophotonic structures using CREOL&#8217;s own NanoPhotonics Fabrication Facility. For an impression of the tools that the group uses, have a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/research\/cleanroom\/\" target=\"_self\">cleanroom webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f34fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f34fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"color: #00aa00;\">Witec Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope<\/span><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ca694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6ca694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/alphasnom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1958\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/alphasnom.jpg 332w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/alphasnom-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071da7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"071da7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A core component of the NanoPhotonics Characterization lab is the\u00a0<a title=\"AlphaSNOM product page\" href=\"http:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/10\/alphasnom.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Witec AlphaSNOM<\/a>, a combined Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope (NSOM), Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), and Confocal Microscope. All three techniques are indispensable in the investigation of nanophotonic structures.<\/p><p>&#8211; The AFM mode allows us to map out the topography of a sample with nanometer resolution, enabling the visualization of the structures that make up a nanophotonic integrated circuit.<br \/>&#8211; NSOM scans can be performed during AFM scanning, providing information about the optical properties (emission, absorption) of a sample with sub-diffraction limit resolution (typically 50-100 nm). The near-field optical probes also allow us to excite samples in a &lt;100 nm spot, which is necessary for example for the local excitation of surface plasmons.<br \/>&#8211; Confocal microscopy can be used to collect light from a diffraction limited\u00a0<i>three-dimensional volume<\/i> while rejecting light emitted or scattered outside that volume. This is an indispensable way to reduce any background light intensity in our experiments.<\/p><p>For more details on the quite extraordinary specifications of this piece of equipment, please visit the manufacturers <a title=\"AlphaSNOM product page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.witec.de\/prod\/snom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">product page<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921b32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"921b32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"color: #00aa00;\">Woollam M2000 Spectroscopic Ellipsometer<\/span><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc2eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fc2eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/2011-m2000-mapping-spectroscopic-ellipsometer-768x293.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/2011-m2000-mapping-spectroscopic-ellipsometer-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/2011-m2000-mapping-spectroscopic-ellipsometer-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/2011-m2000-mapping-spectroscopic-ellipsometer-1024x390.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/08\/2011-m2000-mapping-spectroscopic-ellipsometer.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3656f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3656f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"Woollam website - opens in new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jawoollam.com\/m2000_home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M2000<\/a>\u00a0High-Speed Scanning Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometer is a thin film and multilayer analysis tool that enables the rapid determination of linear optical properties (refractive index, absorption coefficient, depolarization factors, anisotropy) in a wide wavelength range spanning the UV, VIS, and NIR. 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The system features automated mapping, useful for example for the detection of film thickness gradients, semiconductor bandgap variation across a deposited layer, thickness homogeneity of a planar waveguide, etc. For more information, see the\u00a0<a title=\"M2000 specifications\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/ellipsometer\">M2000 system specifications<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/kik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2025\/10\/m2000-sample-requirements.pdf\">list of sample requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Laboratory The study of nanophotonic structures requires an array of dedicated equipment, including various light sources, detectors, electronics, nanopositioning equipment, software, and more. This section shows the main tools in use in our NanoPhotonics Characterization Lab. 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