Optical antennas are able to concentrate light on a scale much smaller then the wavelength. By using the probe of an atomic force microscope, it is possible to manipulate a so-called bow-tie antenna, thereby tuning its optical response.
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Kino, G. Tuning in to optical wavelengths. Nature Photon 2, 210–211 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.41
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