Stacked optical antennas for plasmon propagation in a 5 nm-confined cavity

Sci Rep. 2015 Jun 9:5:11237. doi: 10.1038/srep11237.

Abstract

The sub-wavelength concentration and propagation of electromagnetic energy are two complementary aspects of plasmonics that are not necessarily co-present in a single nanosystem. Here we exploit the strong nanofocusing properties of stacked optical antennas in order to highly concentrate the electromagnetic energy into a 5 nm metal-insulator-metal (MIM) cavity and convert free radiation into guided modes. The proposed nano-architecture combines the concentration properties of optical nanoantennas with the propagation capability of MIM systems, paving the way to highly miniaturized on-chip plasmonic waveguiding.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't