Title :
Optical force mapping of plasmonic modes generated by a nanoantenna
Author :
Kohoutek, John ; Dey, Dibyendu ; Bonakdar, Alireza ; Gelfand, Ryan ; Sklar, Alejandro ; Memis, Omer Gokalp ; Mohseni, Hooman
Author_Institution :
Bio-Inspired Sensors & Optoelectron. Lab. (BISOL), Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We present experimental spatial mapping of optical force generated by the plasmonic mode confinement of a nanoantenna at 1550 nm. Maxwell´s stress tensor method is used to simulate the force map and it agrees well with the experimental data.
Keywords :
bow-tie antennas; nanophotonics; plasmonics; radiation pressure; Maxwell stress tensor; nanoantenna; optical force mapping; plasmonic modes; wavelength 1550 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Force; Force measurement; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Optical variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110486
