Spiral plasmonic nanoantennas as circular polarization transmission filters

Opt Express. 2012 Jan 16;20(2):1308-19. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.001308.

Abstract

We present simulation and experimental results for easily fabricated spiral plasmonic antenna analogues providing circular polarization selectivity. One circular polarization state is concentrated and transmitted through a subwavelength aperture, while the opposite circular state is blocked. The spectral bandwidth, efficiency, and extinction ratios are tunable through geometric parameters. Integration of such structures onto a focal plane array in conjunction with linear micropolarizers enables complete Stokes vector imaging, that, until now, has been difficult to achieve. An array of these structures forms a plasmonic metamaterial that exhibits high circular dichroism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Circular Dichroism / instrumentation*
  • Circular Dichroism / methods
  • Computer Simulation
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Manufactured Materials
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation*
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Optics and Photonics / instrumentation*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / methods

Substances

  • Gold
  • Silicon Dioxide