Nanoantenna Converts Light Into Current (2 of 6) (IMAGE)

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Nanoantenna Converts Light Into Current (2 of 6)

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An optical antenna-diode for photodetection. Scanning electron micrograph of a representative device array prior to ITO coating, imaged at a 65° tilt angle. For more information, please see Figure 1 in the manuscript. This image relates to an article that appeared in the May 6, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Mark Knight of Rice University in Houston, and colleagues, was titled, "Photodetection with Active Optical Antennas."

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