Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
2009-01-15
Physics
Optics
To be published in Contemporary Physics
Scientific paper
Optical antenna is a nanoscale miniaturization of radio or microwave antennas that is also governed by the rule of plasmonics. We introduce various types of optical antenna and make an overview of recent developments in optical antenna research. The role of local and surface plasmons in optical antenna is explained through antenna resonance and resonance conditions for specific metal structures are explicitly obtained. Strong electric field is shown to exist within a highly localized region of optical antennas such as antenna feed gap or apertures. We describe physical properties of field enhancement in apertures(circular and rectangular holes) and gaps(infinite slit and feed gap), as well as experimental techniques measuring enhanced electric vector field. We discuss about analogies and differences between conventional and optical antennas with a projection of future developments.
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