Abstract: A thermoplasmonic device includes a titanium film and a plurality of titanium nitride tube elements disposed on the titanium film. Each of the titanium nitride tube elements includes an open top and a titanium nitride bottom. Each of the titanium nitride tube elements has titanium nitride tubular middle portion that extends from the open top to the titanium nitride bottom.

Abstract: An optical device, wherein the optical device includes a dielectric layer over a mirror layer. The optical device further includes a plurality of plasmonic nanoparticles over the dielectric layer. Additionally, the optical device includes a protective layer over the plurality of plasmonic nanoparticles.

Abstract: A method of providing super-resolved images of a photon emitting particle is disclosed, which includes providing a machine-learning (ML) platform, wherein the ML platform is configured to receive pixel-based sparse autocorrelation data and generate a predicted super-resolved image of a photon emitting particle, receiving photons from the photon emitting particle by two or more photon detectors, each generating an electrical pulse associated with receiving an incident photon thereon, generating sparse autocorrelation data from the two or more photon detectors for each pixel within an image area, and inputting the pixel-based sparse autocorrelation data to the ML platform, thereby generating a predicted super-resolved image of the imaging area, wherein the resolution of the super-resolved image is improved by ?n as compared to a classical optical microscope limited by Abbe diffraction limit.

Abstract: A plasmonic system is disclosed. The system includes at least one polarizer that is configured to provide at least one linearly polarized broadband light beam, an anisotropic plasmonic metasurface (APM) assembly having a plurality of nanoantennae each having a predetermined orientation with respect to a global axis representing encoded digital data, the APM assembly configured to receive the at least one linearly polarized broadband light beam and by applying localized surface plasmon resonance reflect light with selectable wavelengths associated with the predetermined orientations of the nanoantennae, and at least one analyzer that is configured to receive the reflected light with selectable wavelength, wherein the relative angles between each of the at least one analyzers and each of the at least one polarizers are selectable with respect to the global axis, thereby allowing decoding of the digital data.

Abstract: A thermoplasmonic device includes a titanium film and a plurality of titanium nitride tube elements disposed on the titanium film. Each of the titanium nitride tube elements includes an open top and a titanium nitride bottom. Each of the titanium nitride tube elements has titanium nitride tubular middle portion that extends from the open top to the titanium nitride bottom.

Abstract: Titanium nitride (TiN) nanofurnaces are fabricated in a method that involves anodization of a titanium (Ti) foil to form TiO2 nanocavities. After anodization, the TiO2 nanocavities are converted to TiN at 600° C. under ammonia flow. The resulting structure is an array of refractory (high-temperature stable) subwavelength TiN cylindrical cavities that operate as plasmonic nanofurnaces capable of reaching temperatures above 600° C. under moderate concentrated solar irradiation. The nanofurnaces show near-unity solar absorption in the visible and near infrared spectral ranges and a maximum thermoplasmonic solar-to-heat conversion efficiency of 68 percent.

Abstract: A plasmonic system is disclosed. The system includes at least one polarizer that is configured to provide at least one linearly polarized broadband light beam, an anisotropic plasmonic metasurface (APM) assembly having a plurality of nanoantennae each having a predetermined orientation with respect to a global axis representing encoded digital data, the APM assembly configured to receive the at least one linearly polarized broadband light beam and by applying localized surface plasmon resonance reflect light with selectable wavelengths associated with the predetermined orientations of the nanoantennae, and at least one analyzer that is configured to receive the reflected light with selectable wavelength, wherein the relative angles between each of the at least one analyzers and each of the at least one polarizers are selectable with respect to the global axis, thereby allowing decoding of the digital data.

Abstract: A system including a first cylindrical structure embedded into a second cylindrical structure. The first cylindrical structure includes a combustion chamber. The first cylinder additionally includes a plurality of plasmonic materials on an outer wall of the first cylindrical structure. The second cylindrical structure includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells on an inner wall of the second cylindrical structure. A radius of the second cylindrical structure is greater than a radius of the first cylindrical structure.

Abstract: Titanium nitride (TiN) nanofurnaces are fabricated in a method that involves anodization of a titanium (Ti) foil to form TiO2 nanocavities. After anodization, the TiO2 nanocavities are converted to TiN at 600° C. under ammonia flow. The resulting structure is an array of refractory (high-temperature stable) subwavelength TiN cylindrical cavities that operate as plasmonic nanofurnaces capable of reaching temperatures above 600° C. under moderate concentrated solar irradiation. The nanofurnaces show near-unity solar absorption in the visible and near infrared spectral ranges and a maximum thermoplasmonic solar-to-heat conversion efficiency of 68 percent.

Abstract: An optical device, wherein the optical device includes a dielectric layer over a mirror layer. The optical device further includes a plurality of plasmonic nanoparticles over the dielectric layer. Additionally, the optical device includes a protective layer over the plurality of plasmonic nanoparticles.

Abstract: A plasmonic system is disclosed. The system includes at least one polarizer that is configured to provide at least one linearly polarized broadband light beam, an anisotropic plasmonic metasurface (APM) assembly having a plurality of nanoantennae each having a predetermined orientation with respect to a global axis representing encoded digital data, the APM assembly configured to receive the at least one linearly polarized broadband light beam and by applying localized surface plasmon resonance reflect light with selectable wavelengths associated with the predetermined orientations of the nano antennae, and at least one analyzer that is configured to receive the reflected light with selectable wavelength, wherein the relative angles between each of the at least one analyzers and each of the at least one polarizers are selectable with respect to the global axis, thereby allowing decoding of the digital data.