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Liu, Yongmin, et al. "Transformational plasmon optics." Nano letters vol. 10,6 (2010): 1991-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/nl1008019
Liu Y, Zentgraf T, Bartal G, Zhang X. Transformational plasmon optics. Nano Lett. 2010 Jun 09;10(6):1991-7. doi: 10.1021/nl1008019. PMID: 20465268.
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Nano Lett. 2010 Jun 09;10(6):1991-7. doi: 10.1021/nl1008019.

Transformational plasmon optics.

Nano letters

Yongmin Liu, Thomas Zentgraf, Guy Bartal, Xiang Zhang

Affiliations

  1. NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC), 3112 Etcheverry Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.

PMID: 20465268 DOI: 10.1021/nl1008019

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate efficiently molding surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) based on transformation optics. SPPs are surface modes of electromagnetic waves tightly bound at metal-dielectric interfaces, which allow us to scale optics beyond the diffraction limit. Taking advantage of transformation optics, here we show that the propagation of SPPs can be manipulated in a prescribed manner by careful control of the dielectric material properties adjacent to a metal. Since the metal properties are completely unaltered, this methodology provides a practical way for routing light at very small scales. For instance, our approach enables SPPs to travel at uneven and curved surfaces over a broad wavelength range, where SPPs would normally suffer significant scattering losses. In addition, a plasmonic 180 degrees waveguide bend and a plasmonic Luneburg lens with simple designs are presented. The unique design flexibility of the transformational plasmon optics introduced here may open a new door to nano optics and downscaling of photonic circuits.

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