Title :
Inverse design of optical antennas for sub-wavelength energy delivery
Author :
Bhargava, Samarth ; Miller, Owen ; Ganapati, Vidya ; Yablonovitch, Eli
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comp. Sci. Dept., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report using Inverse Electromagnetic Design to computationally optimize optical antenna shapes. Optimized antennas deliver 10% of incident power to a 50×40×10 nm3 spot in a practical magnetic recording medium for Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording.
Keywords :
antennas; magneto-optical devices; magneto-optical recording; optical design techniques; heat assisted magnetic recording; inverse electromagnetic design; optical antenna shape optimization; practical magnetic recording medium; subwavelength energy delivery; Antennas; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical recording;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
