For centuries, singularities in wave fields have been a mainstay of interest in multiple areas
of physics, ranging from plasma physics, fluid dynamics and atmospheric physics to optics …

Surface plasmon resonance sensors of the nanohole array type provide a promising
platform for label-free biosensing on surfaces. For their extensive use, an efficient fabrication …

Spectrally-tailored interactions of light with material interfaces offer many exciting
applications in sensing, photo-detection, and optical energy conversion. In particular …

A Au nanofin array embedded in SiO_2 was designed and fabricated to achieve an
achromatic half waveplate with high transmittance at visible wavelengths. On the basis of the …

An Au nanofin array was designed and fabricated for in a microscale optical retarder with
high transmittance at visible wavelengths. The array was designed on the basis of the theory …

The wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) method for near infrared (NIR) optical fiber
(1530–1565 nm) is the system that is wildly used for intercontinental communication. WDM …

As a plasmonic absorber for short-wavelength infrared hyperspectral imaging, a silicon-
coated gold nanodiffraction grating structure is proposed. This plasmonic absorber leads to …

We report numerical analysis of the coupling of localized surface plasmons to the modes of
U-shaped cavities. The coupling results in intense resonance for which the electric field is …

We report conditions for light trapping in subwavelength metallic U-shaped cavities. Full and
partial light trapping exhibiting optical power flow vortices originate in coupling of surface …

U-cavities made of gold high-aspect-ratio nano-fins are proposed as a sensitive refractive
index sensing element in the near-infrared region. The sensing mechanism is based on the …