Title :
A pointed look at light at the nanoscale
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanophotonics, FOM Inst. for Atomic & Mol. Phys. (AMOLF), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
The subwavelength structure of light fields can be controlled with nanostructures. We map these fields, observe polarization singularities in the electric fieldis and, for the first time, visualize the magnetic component of light.
Keywords :
light polarisation; nanophotonics; light fields; magnetic component; nanoscale; polarization singularities; subwavelength structure; Lighting control; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Nanostructures; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
