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Area of Science:

Physics
Plasmonics
Nanophotonics

Background:

Spoof surface plasmons (SP) are engineered surface waves on corrugated metal surfaces.
These SPs exhibit properties tunable by the geometry of the corrugations.
Plasmonic metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguides are crucial for nanoscale light manipulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate optical forces in spoof-insulator-spoof (SIS) waveguides.
To understand the influence of surface structuring on waveguide modes.
To explore the tunability of optical forces by modifying corrugation dimensions.

Main Methods:

Theoretical study of spoof surface plasmon propagation in SIS waveguides.
Analysis of "bonding" and "anti-bonding" waveguide modes.
Numerical simulations to evaluate optical forces based on groove dimensions.

Main Results:

The study analyzed optical forces from propagating waveguide modes in SIS structures.
Surface corrugation dimensions were found to critically determine modal properties.
Strong attractive and repulsive optical forces were achievable by tuning groove geometry.

Conclusions:

Spoof-insulator-spoof waveguides offer a platform for generating tunable optical forces.
The dimensions of surface corrugations provide precise control over attractive and repulsive forces.
This tunability can be achieved across a wide range of frequencies.