Optical antennas are the short-wavelength equivalent of the common radiofrequency structures. Taking this analogy one step further, the design concepts of radiofrequency lumped circuit elements can effectively be transplanted to optical wavelengths.
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Brongersma, M. Engineering optical nanoantennas. Nature Photon 2, 270–272 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.60
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