Title :
Effect of optical force on transmission of plasmonic bowtie antenna
Author :
Bonakdar, Alireza ; Dey, Dibyendu ; Mohseni, Hooman
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel opto-mechanical antenna where strong optical force generated between the ends of the antenna can directly affect the optical transmission. Such devices are useful for sensing applications.
Keywords :
plasmonics; radiation pressure; optical force; opto-mechanical antenna; plasmonic bowtie antenna; Force; Optical device fabrication; Optical sensors; Plasmons; Time domain analysis; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110521
