Surfaces of metallic films and metallic nanoparticles can strongly confine electromagnetic
field through its coupling to propagating or localized surface plasmons. This interaction is …

Over the years, light scattering from acoustic waves has grown to be increasingly important
in the fields of biology and medicine. This type of scattering, known as Brillouin scattering …

The remarkable optical properties of metal nanoparticles are governed by the excitation of
localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs). The sensitivity of each LSPR mode, whose …

A significant interest in combining plasmonics and magnetism at the nanoscale gains
momentum in both photonics and magnetism sectors that are concerned with the resonant …

Brillouin spectroscopy and imaging has experienced a renaissance in recent years seeing
vast improvements in methodology and increasing number of applications. With this …

Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) prepared by metal-assisted chemical etching of crystalline silicon
wafers followed by deposition of plasmonic gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) were explored as …

There has been extensive study on the vibration dynamics and fluctuations of microtubules
in the quest for understanding the relation between microtubule material properties and their …

Surface plasmon resonances in metal nanoparticles are an emerging technology platform
for nano-optics applications from sensing to solar energy conversion. The electromagnetic …

Here we report on nanoarchitectures composed of molecular magnets deposited on optical
nanoantennas. We demonstrate a significantly boosted magneto-optical detection of a thin …

Microfocus Brillouin light scattering is a powerful technique for the spectroscopic and spatial
characterization of elementary excitations in materials. However, the small momentum of …