Retrieving the Size of Deep-subwavelength Objects via Tunable Optical Spin-Orbit Coupling
Abstract
We propose a scheme to retrieve the size parameters of a nano-particle on a glass substrate at a scale much smaller than the wavelength. This is achieved by illuminating the particle using two plane waves to create rich and non-trivial local polarization distributions, and observing the far-field scattering pattern into the substrate. A simple dipole model which exploits tunneling effect of evanescent field into regions beyond the critical angle, as well as directional scattering due to spin-orbit coupling is developed, to relate the particle's shape, size and position to the far-field scattering with remarkable sensitivity. Our method brings about a far-field super-resolution imaging scheme based on the interaction of vectorial light with nanoparticles.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1802.00268,
title = {Retrieving the Size of Deep-subwavelength Objects via Tunable Optical Spin-Orbit Coupling},
author = {Zheng Xi and H. P. Urbach},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.00268},
year = {2018}
}