• DocumentCode
    2237321
  • Title

    Near-field optics seen as an antenna problem

  • Author

    Hecht, Bert

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Exp. Phys. 5, Univ. of Wurzburg, Wurzburg
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    26-31 Aug. 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We discuss the application of metal nanostructures for the fabrication of resonant optical antennas. Inspired by radio-wave technology, specially-shaped metal particles separated by a small feed gap are shown to yield very high local confinement and enhancement of the optical fields in the gap. Recent progress in fabrication and application is reviewed.
  • Keywords
    antenna feeds; micro-optics; microwave photonics; nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; optical fabrication; antenna feed gap; antenna metal nanostructures; local confinement; metal particles; nanooptics; near-field optics; optical fabrication; optical field enhancement; radiowave technology; resonant optical antennas; Biomedical optical imaging; Electron optics; Frequency; Nanostructures; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Probes; Resonance; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Seoul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1173-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1174-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391103
  • Filename
    4391103