Sub-diffractive light confinement: A biological-based approach

Publication date: 1 Mag 2014

JournalSource: OPENALEXOpenAlex type: articleClosed Access
Authors: Luigi Lavanga, Principia Dardano, Luca De Stefano, Ivo Rendina, Edoardo De Tommasi, Mario De Stefano, Carla Langella, Anna Chiara De Luca, Kishan Dholakia, Michaël Mazilu

We report the generation of subdiffractive laser light focal spots in far-field regime, by means of the so-called Optical Eigenmodes (OEi) technique applied to the focusing properties of a single valve of Arachnoidiscus genus diatom. Diatoms are ubiquitous microalgae whose external walls are able to confine light in several hot-spots. We demonstrated that the presence of the valve brings a significant contribution to the OEi-induced light squeezing, improving its performance.

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193
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1-3
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