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Spin-Independent Plasmonic Lens.

Guoqun Li¹, Yuqing Sun¹, Sen Wang²

¹Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations & Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Device, College of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.

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Summary

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Researchers achieved spin-independent surface plasmon polariton (SPP) focusing by balancing spiral phases in plasmonic lenses. This breakthrough overcomes spin-state dependency in SPP devices, ensuring consistent focusing regardless of light spin.

Keywords:

Focusing Spin Spiral phase Surface plasmons Transverse shift

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Area of Science:

Plasmonics
Nanophotonics
Optics

Background:

Semicircular plasmonic lenses typically exhibit spin-dependent surface plasmon polariton (SPP) focusing due to spiral phase properties.
This spin-dependency complicates the control and application of SPPs in optical devices.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a method for achieving SPP focusing that is independent of the spin states of the incident light.
To investigate the underlying physics and robustness of spin-independent SPP focusing.

Main Methods:

Utilized counterbalancing spiral and Pancharatnam-Berry phases to negate spin-dependent effects.
Employed Huygens-Fresnel principle analysis for SPPs.
Conducted numerical simulations to validate focusing characteristics.

Main Results:

Successfully realized SPP focusing independent of excitation light's spin states.
Demonstrated identical SPP focus position, intensity, and profile for different spin states.
Confirmed that the spin-independent focusing is robust against variations in the semicircular slit's geometry (radius, central angle, shape).

Conclusions:

The study elucidates the mechanism behind spin-dependent SPP focusing.
Provides practical strategies to achieve spin-independent SPP focusing, enhancing the stability and applicability of plasmonic devices.
Offers a pathway to mitigate the influence of light spin on SPP fields.