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Nature Photonics 2, 460 - 461 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.144
Waveguiding: The best of both worlds
Stefan A. Maier1
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Stefan A. Maier is in the Experimental Solid State Group, Physics Department, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
e-mail: S.Maier@imperial.ac.uk
Abstract
Waveguides are crucial for directing light, but truly useful waveguides should confine light on the nanoscale. Researchers show that a semiconducting nanowire close to a metallic surface can confine light far below the diffraction limit and guide it over dozens of wavelengths.
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