Plasmonic nanocavities are able to engineer and confine electromagnetic fields to
subwavelength volumes. In the past decade, they have enabled a large set of applications …

Structural colors resulting from the interference between incident light and structures are
ubiquitous in nature and daily life. In contrast to conventional chemical pigments and dyes …

This Perspective surveys the state-of-the-art and future prospects of science and technology
employing nanoconfined light (nanophotonics and nanoplasmonics) in combination with …

Plasmonics represents a unique approach to confine and enhance electromagnetic
radiation well below the diffraction limit, bringing a huge potential for novel applications, for …

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is an optical sensing technique that is capable of
performing real-time, label-free and high-sensitivity monitoring of molecular interactions …

Resonant optical antennas provide unprecedented opportunities to control light on length
scales far below the diffraction limit. Recent studies have demonstrated that nanostructures …

Abstract Metallic nanostructures supporting Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances
(LSPR) are characterized by their unique ability to control and manipulate light at the …

Optically thin perfect light absorbers could find many uses in science and technology.
However, most physical realizations of perfect absorption for the optical range rely on …

Recent demonstrations of deep-and vacuum-ultraviolet (DUV and VUV) light emission from
artificially engineered meta-atoms through nonlinear harmonic signal generation processes …

Harmonic generation mechanisms are of great interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology,
since they allow generating visible light by using near-infrared radiation, which is particularly …