Nanophotonics

Nanophotonics or nano-optics is the study of the behavior of light on the nanometer scale, and of the interaction of nanometer-scale objects with light. It is a branch of optics, optical engineering, electrical engineering, and nanotechnology. It often involves dielectric structures such as nanoantennas, or metallic components, which can transport and focus light via surface plasmon polaritons.[1]

The term "nano-optics", just like the term "optics", usually refers to situations involving ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light (free-space wavelengths from 300 to 1200 nanometers).

  1. ^ Awad, Ehab (21 August 2019). "Nano-plasmonic Bundt Optenna for broadband polarization-insensitive and enhanced infrared detection". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 12197. Bibcode:2019NatSR...912197A. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48648-6. PMC 6704059. PMID 31434970. S2CID 201105945.