Title : 
Effect of optical force on transmission of plasmonic bowtie antenna
         
        
            Author : 
Bonakdar, Alireza ; Dey, Dibyendu ; Mohseni, Hooman
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We present a novel opto-mechanical antenna where strong optical force generated between the ends of the antenna can directly affect the optical transmission. Such devices are useful for sensing applications.
         
        
            Keywords : 
plasmonics; radiation pressure; optical force; opto-mechanical antenna; plasmonic bowtie antenna; Force; Optical device fabrication; Optical sensors; Plasmons; Time domain analysis; Transmitting antennas;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Arlington, VA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-8940-4
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110521