Near-field focus steering along arbitrary trajectory via multi-lined distributed nanoslits.

ABSTRACT: The modulation of near-field signals has recently attracted considerable interest because of demands for the development of nano-scale optical devices that are capable of overcoming the diffraction limit of light. In this paper, we propose a new type of tuneable plasmonic lens that permits the foci of surface plasmon polariton (SPP) signals to be continuously steered by adjusting the input polarization state. The proposed structure consists of multi-lined nanoslit arrays, in which each array is tilted at a different angle to provide polarization sensitivity and the nanoslit size is adjusted to balance the relative amplitudes of the excited SPPs from each line. The nanoslits of each line are designed to focus SPPs at different positions; hence, the SPP focal length can be tuned by modifying

SUBMITTER: Lee GY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5020422 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature