Remarkable progress has been made in the fabrication and characterization of optical
antennas that are integrated with optoelectronic devices. Herein, we describe the …

This review article outlines research on nanoantennas in infrared bands and visible bands
over the last one and half decades. The objective of this survey is to highlight basic insights …

We present spatial mapping of optical force generated near the hot spot of a metal–dielectric–
metal bowtie nanoantenna at a wavelength of 1550 nm. Maxwell's stress tensor method has …

An investigation of the plasmonic micro-antenna characteristics using an optical modified
add–drop multiplexer embedded gold grating is proposed. A device consisting of a main …

In this Letter, we present the design of a horn nanoantenna working at near-IR frequencies.
The proposed layout consists of an Ag–air–Ag nanotransmission line terminated in a …

This paper analyzes a multi-layered bowtie nano-antenna, consisting of alternate layers of
silica (SiO 2) and gold (Au). We show that the multi-layered structure can produce six times …

We report a type of infrared switchable plasmonic quantum cascade laser, in which far field
light in the midwave infrared (MWIR, 6.1 μm) is modulated by a near field interaction of light …

Coupling of a far-field optical mode to electronic states of a quantum absorber or emitter is a
crucial process in many applications, including infrared sensors, single molecule …

In this paper we analyze the dependence of the resonance wavelength and mode formation
of an optical gold nanorod antenna on its geometrical parameters in the wavelength range …

This article provides an overview of plasmonic nano-antennas for photonic applications.
This paper delves into the theoretical analysis of nano/optical antennas, including optical …