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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Light is a union of electric and magnetic fields, and nowhere is the complex
    relationship between these fields more evident than in the near fields of nanophotonic
    structures. There, complicated electric and magnetic fields varying over subwavelength
    scales are generally present, which results in photonic phenomena such as extraordinary
    optical momentum, superchiral fields, and a complex spatial evolution of optical
    singularities. An understanding of such phenomena requires nanoscale measurements
    of the complete optical field vector. Although the sensitivity of near- field
    scanning optical microscopy to the complete electromagnetic field was recently
    demonstrated, a separation of different components required a priori knowledge
    of the sample. Here, we introduce a robust algorithm that can disentangle all
    six electric and magnetic field components from a single near-field measurement
    without any numerical modeling of the structure. As examples, we unravel the fields
    of two prototypical nanophotonic structures: a photonic crystal waveguide and
    a plasmonic nanowire. These results pave the way for new studies of complex photonic
    phenomena at the nanoscale and for the design of structures that optimize their
    optical behavior.'
article_number: '28'
article_processing_charge: No
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: B.
  full_name: Le Feber, B.
  last_name: Le Feber
- first_name: J. E.
  full_name: Sipe, J. E.
  last_name: Sipe
- first_name: Matthias
  full_name: Wulf, Matthias
  id: 45598606-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Wulf
  orcid: 0000-0001-6613-1378
- first_name: L.
  full_name: Kuipers, L.
  last_name: Kuipers
- first_name: N.
  full_name: Rotenberg, N.
  last_name: Rotenberg
citation:
  ama: 'Le Feber B, Sipe JE, Wulf M, Kuipers L, Rotenberg N. A full vectorial mapping
    of nanophotonic light fields. <i>Light: Science and Applications</i>. 2019;8(1).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0124-3">10.1038/s41377-019-0124-3</a>'
  apa: 'Le Feber, B., Sipe, J. E., Wulf, M., Kuipers, L., &#38; Rotenberg, N. (2019).
    A full vectorial mapping of nanophotonic light fields. <i>Light: Science and Applications</i>.
    Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0124-3">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0124-3</a>'
  chicago: 'Le Feber, B., J. E. Sipe, Matthias Wulf, L. Kuipers, and N. Rotenberg.
    “A Full Vectorial Mapping of Nanophotonic Light Fields.” <i>Light: Science and
    Applications</i>. Springer Nature, 2019. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0124-3">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0124-3</a>.'
  ieee: 'B. Le Feber, J. E. Sipe, M. Wulf, L. Kuipers, and N. Rotenberg, “A full vectorial
    mapping of nanophotonic light fields,” <i>Light: Science and Applications</i>,
    vol. 8, no. 1. Springer Nature, 2019.'
  ista: 'Le Feber B, Sipe JE, Wulf M, Kuipers L, Rotenberg N. 2019. A full vectorial
    mapping of nanophotonic light fields. Light: Science and Applications. 8(1), 28.'
  mla: 'Le Feber, B., et al. “A Full Vectorial Mapping of Nanophotonic Light Fields.”
    <i>Light: Science and Applications</i>, vol. 8, no. 1, 28, Springer Nature, 2019,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0124-3">10.1038/s41377-019-0124-3</a>.'
  short: 'B. Le Feber, J.E. Sipe, M. Wulf, L. Kuipers, N. Rotenberg, Light: Science
    and Applications 8 (2019).'
date_created: 2019-03-17T22:59:13Z
date_published: 2019-03-06T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-25T08:06:10Z
day: '06'
ddc:
- '530'
department:
- _id: JoFi
doi: 10.1038/s41377-019-0124-3
external_id:
  arxiv:
  - '1803.10145'
  isi:
  - '000460470700004'
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  date_created: 2019-03-18T08:08:22Z
  date_updated: 2020-07-14T12:47:19Z
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intvolume: '         8'
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issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: 'Light: Science and Applications'
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - '20477538'
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  - '20955545'
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Nature
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: A full vectorial mapping of nanophotonic light fields
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