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Coherent control of nanoscale light localization in metamaterial: creating and positioning isolated subwavelength energy hot spots

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Article number085501
<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/02/2011
<mark>Journal</mark>Physical review letters
Issue number8
Volume106
Number of pages12
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

We show the strong optically induced interactions between discrete metamolecules in a metamaterial system and coherent monochromatic continuous light beam with a spatially tailored phase profile can be used to prepare a subwavelength scale energy localization. Well-isolated energy hot spots of a fraction of a wavelength can be created and positioned on the metamaterial landscape offering new opportunities for data storage and imaging applications.