• DocumentCode
    1683603
  • Title

    Infrared nanophotonics

  • Author

    Hillenbrand, Rainer

  • Author_Institution
    Nanoopt. Group, CIC nanoGUNE, Donostia, Spain
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show that mid-infrared light can be focused to nanoscale spots (“hot spots”) by employing plasmonic antenna structures and tapered transmission lines. Applications such as nanoscale-resolved infrared spectroscopic imaging will be demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    antennas; infrared spectroscopy; nanophotonics; optical focusing; plasmonics; hot spots; infrared nanophotonics; infrared spectroscopic imaging; mid-infrared light; optical focusing; plasmonic antenna structures; tapered transmission lines; Atomic force microscopy; Force; Nanoscale devices; Optical microscopy; Optical surface waves; Transmission line antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326800