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Nature Photonics 2, 270–272 (1 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.60

Plasmonics: Engineering optical nanoantennas

Mark L. Brongersma

The development of advanced optical structures has enabled tremendous levels of control over the propagation and manipulation of light waves. This control is used in many technological applications, including optical microscopy, solar cells and efficient solid-state light sources, and it has also become important in biotechnology, medicine and the modern-day telecommunications industry.