asymmetric binary plasmon resonator arrays for perfect trapping of light

We propose to achieve perfect trapping of light with asymmetric binary plasmon resonator arrays on metal substrates, in which antisymmetrically coupled resonance modes are excited in each subwavelength period to eliminate any leaky radiation. the specific structure in the study is an ultrathin binary metal stripe array on a flat metal substrate interspaced with a dielectric layer. the antiphase resonance modes are excited underneath the binary metal stripes in each period, resulting in perfect trapping of light under appropriate difference of the metal stripe widths. the trapped light is fully absorbed by metals, accompanied with an improved enhancement of the local field compared to those in symmetric structures with equal metal stripe widths. the work suggests a new way in designing optical metamaterials to manipulate light for enhanced light-matter interactions.