Title :
Surface plasmonic lens on a single-mode optical fiber for far-field superfocusing
Author :
Liu, Yuxiang ; Xu, Hua ; Stief, Felix ; Zhitenev, Nikolai ; Yu, Miao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate sub-diffraction-limit focuses achieved by surface plasmonic (SP) lenses directly fabricated on the endfaces of regular single-mode optical fibers. The fiber-based SP lens provides a solution to bridge nanophotonics and conventional optics.
Keywords :
lenses; optical fibres; optical focusing; plasmonics; surface plasmons; far-field superfocusing; nanophotonics; single-mode optical fiber; sub-diffraction-limit focus; surface plasmonic lens; Lenses; Optical device fabrication; Optical diffraction; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
