Focusing dual-wavelength surface plasmons to the same focal plane by a far-field plasmonic lens

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DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.39.005744
Reference P. Venugopalan, Q. Zhang, X. Li, L.K. Kuipers and M. Gu, Focusing dual-wavelength surface plasmons to the same focal plane by a far-field plasmonic lens, Opt. Lett. 39, (19), 5744-5747 (2014)

In this Letter, we demonstrate the nanoscale focusing of surface plasmons (SPs) at two different wavelengths to the same focal plane by a far-field plasmonic lens both numerically and experimentally. The far-field plasmonic lens, which consists of an annular slit and a concentric groove and is capable of focusing dual-wavelength SPs to the same focal plane, is characterized by a scanning near-field optical microscope under both linearly and radially polarized illuminations. The demonstrated far-field plasmonic lens can provide immense opportunities for on-chip photonic applications, including dual-wavelength-based super-resolution imaging and ultra-high-density optical data storage.