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  • Plasmonics
  • Optical Metrology

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  • Precise nanoscale light polarization control is essential for chiral optical responses and spin-photon interactions.
  • Conventional near-field probes lack control over polarization state and phase.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel polarization-engineered near-field methodology for nanoscale light manipulation.
  • To demonstrate the generation of circularly polarized nano-light using a combined tip-antenna system.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized full-wave electromagnetic simulations to model a combined metallic tip and planar dipole nanoantenna system.
  • Investigated the influence of tip-antenna geometry and tip height on field components and phase offset.

Main Results:

  • The tip acts as a vertical plasmonic resonator, and the antenna supports an in-plane dipolar mode.
  • Achieved comparable amplitudes and a controllable ~90° phase offset between orthogonal field components.
  • Generated circularly polarized nano-light in the antenna gap, functioning as a nanoscale quarter-wave plate.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed system enables the conversion of linearly polarized light into circularly polarized hotspots without external optics.
  • Establishes an experimentally accessible route for polarization-programmable near-field nanoscopy.
  • Facilitates chiral spectroscopy, spin/valley physics, and nanoscale quantum optical investigations.