Tapered Yagi-Uda Nanoantennas for Broadband Unidirectional Emission
arXiv:1206.6176 · doi:10.1002/pssr.201206466
Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally the operation of tapered Yagi-Uda nanoantennas for broadband unidirectional emission enhancement. The measured transmittance spectra show that, in comparison to untapered reference structures, the tapered nanoantennas exhibit distinct wide-band spectral resonances. The performed full-vectorial numerical calculations are in good qualitative agreement with the measured spectra, further revealing how the near-field profiles of the tapered nanoantennas are directly reflecting their broadband characteristics.
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