Small focal spot formation by vector beams
Y Kozawa, S Sato - Progress in Optics, 2021 - Elsevier
Focusing light into a small spot is vital in many research and industrial fields. In principle, the
diffraction nature of light restricts the achievable size of a focal spot referred to as the …
diffraction nature of light restricts the achievable size of a focal spot referred to as the …
Near-field optics on flatland: from noble metals to van der Waals materials
J Duan, Y Li, Y Zhou, Y Cheng, J Chen - Advances in Physics: X, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Near-field optics, with the capability for nanoscale manipulation of photons and
enhancement of light-matter interactions, has drawn tremendous attentions in recent years …
enhancement of light-matter interactions, has drawn tremendous attentions in recent years …
Three Orthogonal Polarization Distribution Mapping of the Tightly Focused Fields with a Dual‐Mode Waveguide Probe
A Yang, J Chen, X Chen, F Meng… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Strongly confined electromagnetic (EM) fields generated by tightly focused light beams are
applied widely in nano‐optics due to their vectorial characteristics. The inclusion of the …
applied widely in nano‐optics due to their vectorial characteristics. The inclusion of the …
Near-field nanoprobing using Si tip-Au nanoparticle photoinduced force microscopy with 120: 1 signal-to-noise ratio, sub-6-nm resolution
We propose using a Si tip-Au nanoparticle (NP) combination system in photoinduced force
microscopy (PiFM) to fundamentally improve its accuracy in the nanoscale characterization …
microscopy (PiFM) to fundamentally improve its accuracy in the nanoscale characterization …
Nonparaxial and paraxial focusing of azimuthal-variant vector beams
B Gu, Y Cui - Optics Express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
Based on the vectorial Rayleigh-Sommerfeld formulas under the weak nonparaxial
approximation, we investigate the propagation behavior of a lowest-order Laguerre …
approximation, we investigate the propagation behavior of a lowest-order Laguerre …
Sensitive single particle method for characterizing rapid rotational and translational diffusion and aspect ratio of anisotropic nanoparticles and its application in …
B Zhang, T Lan, X Huang, C Dong, J Ren - Analytical chemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this article, we reported a new and sensitive method for characterizing rapid rotational and
translational diffusion of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and gold nanorods (GNRs) by …
translational diffusion of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and gold nanorods (GNRs) by …
High-resolution subsurface microscopy of CMOS integrated circuits using radially polarized light
Under high numerical aperture (NA) conditions, a linearly polarized plane wave focuses to a
spot that is extended along the E-field vector, but radially polarized light is predicted to form …
spot that is extended along the E-field vector, but radially polarized light is predicted to form …
Near-field probing the magnetic field vector of visible light with a silicon nanoparticle probe and nanopolarimetry
L Sun, B Bai, X Meng, T Cui, G Shang, J Wang - Optics Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Magnetic light-matter interaction plays a crucial role in nanophysics, such as in photonic
topological insulators and metamaterials. Recent advances in all-dielectric nanophotonics …
topological insulators and metamaterials. Recent advances in all-dielectric nanophotonics …
Ordinary polarization singularities in three-dimensional optical fields
I Freund - Optics Letters, 2012 - opg.optica.org
In generic three-dimensional optical fields the canonical point polarization singularities are
points of circular polarization, C points on C lines, and points of linear polarization, L points …
points of circular polarization, C points on C lines, and points of linear polarization, L points …
Mapping the electric field distribution of tightly focused cylindrical vector beams with gold nanorings
J Fulmes, DA Gollmer, S Jäger, C Schäfer, A Horrer… - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
In this paper gold nanorings (NRs) are applied as particularly well-suited sensing elements
for mapping the radially symmetric electric fields in the high numerical aperture focus of …
for mapping the radially symmetric electric fields in the high numerical aperture focus of …