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Nature Photonics 2, 270 - 272 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.60

Plasmonics: Engineering optical nanoantennas

Mark L. Brongersma1

  1. Mark L. Brongersma is at the Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
    e-mail: brongersma@stanford.edu


Optical antennas are the short-wavelength equivalent of the common radiofrequency structures. Taking this analogy one step further, the design concepts of radiofrequency lumped circuit elements can effectively be transplanted to optical wavelengths.

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