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A simulation of a pulse of vertically polarized light that's 400 nanometers (nm) and showing 100 nm scale localization when passing (left to right) through a funnel configuration of 30 nm diameter silver nanowires. The purpose of this research, carried out at Argonne National Laboratory, was to learn how to control visible and near-visible light on the nanoscale (nanophotonics) with future generations of optical and electronic devices in mind.
Image credit: This image was generated by Stephen K. Gray, Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439. (email: gray@anchim.chm.anl.gov). This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemistry
