Extreme nanophotonics from ultrathin metallic gaps

JJ Baumberg, J Aizpurua, MH Mikkelsen, DR Smith - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
Ultrathin dielectric gaps between metals can trap plasmonic optical modes with surprisingly
low loss and with volumes below 1 nm3. We review the origin and subtle properties of these …

Strong-field nano-optics

P Dombi, Z Pápa, J Vogelsang, SV Yalunin, M Sivis… - Reviews of Modern …, 2020 - APS
The present status and development of strong-field nano-optics, an emerging field of
nonlinear optics, is discussed. A nonperturbative regime of light-matter interactions is …

[HTML][HTML] Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces

SA Schulz, R Oulton, M Kenney, A Alù, I Staude… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Here we present a roadmap on Photonic metasurfaces. This document consists of a number
of perspective articles on different applications, challenge areas or technologies underlying …

Revealing the quantum regime in tunnelling plasmonics

KJ Savage, MM Hawkeye, R Esteban, AG Borisov… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
When two metal nanostructures are placed nanometres apart, their optically driven free
electrons couple electrically across the gap. The resulting plasmons have enhanced optical …

Nonlocal optical response in metallic nanostructures

S Raza, SI Bozhevolnyi, M Wubs… - Journal of Physics …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
This review provides a broad overview of the studies and effects of nonlocal response in
metallic nanostructures. In particular, we thoroughly present the nonlocal hydrodynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum mechanical effects in plasmonic structures with subnanometre gaps

W Zhu, R Esteban, AG Borisov, JJ Baumberg… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Metallic structures with nanogap features have proven highly effective as building blocks for
plasmonic systems, as they can provide a wide tuning range of operating frequencies and …

Atomistic near-field nanoplasmonics: reaching atomic-scale resolution in nanooptics

M Barbry, P Koval, F Marchesin, R Esteban… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Electromagnetic field localization in nanoantennas is one of the leitmotivs that drives the
development of plasmonics. The near-fields in these plasmonic nanoantennas are …

Quantum plasmon resonances controlled by molecular tunnel junction

SF Tan, SF Tan - Molecular Electronic Control Over Tunneling Charge …, 2018 - Springer
Quantum tunneling between two plasmonic resonators links non-linear quantum optics with
terahertz nanoelectronics. Direct observation of and control over quantum plasmon …

Quantum mechanical limit to plasmonic enhancement as observed by surface-enhanced Raman scattering

W Zhu, KB Crozier - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Plasmonic nanostructures enable light to be concentrated into nanoscale 'hotspots', wherein
the intensity of light can be enhanced by orders of magnitude. This plasmonic enhancement …

Observation of quantum tunneling between two plasmonic nanoparticles

JA Scholl, A García-Etxarri, AL Koh, JA Dionne - Nano letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
The plasmon resonances of two closely spaced metallic particles have enabled applications
including single-molecule sensing and spectroscopy, novel nanoantennas, molecular rulers …