Abstract
A thin free-standing gold membrane with complex plasmonic structures engraved on both sides is shown to perform as an ultrathin phase plate. Specifically, we demonstrate the generation of a far-field vortex beam propagating at a desired angle. The angular momentum of the beam is generated by the groove helicity, together with the geometric phase arising from a plasmonic spin-orbit interaction. The radial chirp of the back-side structure is used to modify the emission angle via a specific momentum matching condition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4390-4393 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Sep 2016 |