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An arrayed nanoantenna for broadband light emission and detection

Optics 2015-05-28 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We suggest a broadband optical unidirectional arrayed nanoantenna consisting of equally spaced nanorods of gradually varying length. Each nanorod can be driven by near-field quantum emitters radiating at different frequencies or, according to the reciprocity principle, by an incident light at the same frequency. Broadband unidirectional emission and reception characteristics of the nano-antenna open up novel opportunities for subwavelength light manipulation and quantum communication, as well as for enhancing the performance of photoactive devices such as photovoltaic detectors, light-emitting diodes, and solar cells.

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@article{arxiv.1107.3189,
  title  = {An arrayed nanoantenna for broadband light emission and detection},
  author = {Andrey. E. Miroshnichenko and Ivan S. Maksymov and Arthur R. Davoyan and Constantin Simovski and Pavel Belov and Yuri S. Kivshar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.3189},
  year   = {2015}
}

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3 pages, 3 figures

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