Broadband Light Bending with Plasmonic Nanoantennas
Date of this Version
1-27-2012Citation
Science 27 Jan 2012: Vol. 335, Issue 6067, pp. 427
Abstract
The precise manipulation of a propagating wave using phase control is a fundamental building block of optical systems. The wavefront of a light beam propagating across an interface can be modified arbitrarily by introducing abrupt phase changes. We experimentally demonstrated unparalleled wavefront control in a broadband optical wavelength range from 1.0 to 1.9 micrometers. This is accomplished by using an extremely thin plasmonic layer (~λ/50) consisting of an optical nanoantenna array that provides subwavelength phase manipulation on light propagating across the interface. Anomalous light-bending phenomena, including negative angles of refraction and reflection, are observed in the operational wavelength range.
Discipline(s)
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology