New physics and applications of apertures in thin metal films

Reuven Gordon; Ahmed A. Al-Balushi; Abhay Kotnala; Ryan F. Gelfand; Skylar Wheaton; Shuwen Chen; Shilong Jin

doi:10.1117/12.2062919

27 August 2014 New physics and applications of apertures in thin metal films

Reuven Gordon, Ahmed A. Al-Balushi, Abhay Kotnala, Ryan F. Gelfand, Skylar Wheaton, Shuwen Chen, Shilong Jin

Proceedings Volume 9172, Nanostructured Thin Films VII; 91720A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062919
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The nanoplasmonic properties of apertures in metal films have been studied extensively; however, we have recently discovered surprising new features of this simple system with applications to super-focusing and super-scattering. Furthermore, apertures allow for optical tweezers that can hold onto particles of the order of 1 nm; I will briefly highlight our work using these apertures to study protein - small molecule interactions and protein - DNA binding.

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Reuven Gordon, Ahmed A. Al-Balushi, Abhay Kotnala, Ryan F. Gelfand, Skylar Wheaton, Shuwen Chen, and Shilong Jin "New physics and applications of apertures in thin metal films", Proc. SPIE 9172, Nanostructured Thin Films VII, 91720A (27 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062919

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