Optical antenna effects endow plasmonic nanoparticles with the capability to enhance and
control various types of light–matter interaction. Most reported plasmonic systems can be …

Surface plasmon resonance of metal nanostructures is an efficient tool to enhance light–
matter interactions on the nanoscale. Plasmon interference further intensifies the increase in …

The development of quantum plasmonic circuitry requires efficient coupling between
quantum emitters and plasmonic waveguides. A major experimental challenge is to …

In this work, we performed a systematic study on a hybrid plasmonic system to elucidate a
new insight into the mechanisms governing the fluorescent enhancement process. Our …

Control over light absorption and emission using plasmonic nanostructures is an enabling
technology, which can dramatically enhance the performances of existing optical and …

Performing far-field microscope polarization spectroscopy and finite element method
simulations, we investigated experimentally and theoretically the surface plasmon modes in …

Light manipulation at the nanoscale is the vanguard of plasmonics. Controlling light
radiation into a desired direction in parallel with high optical signal enhancement is still a …

Optical nanoantennas concentrate light into their local fields. The field concentration
property is governed by the plasmonic resonances and their interference. Here, we present …

Plasmonic nanoantennas, which can efficiently convert light from free space into sub-
wavelength scale with the local field enhancement, are fundamental building blocks for …

Elongated plasmonic nanoparticles have been extensively explored over the past two
decades. However, in comparison with the dipolar plasmon mode that has attracted the most …