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Abstract
In this work, we investigate the effects of bends on the surface plasmon resonances in nanowires (NWs) and isolated edges of planar structures using electron energy loss spectroscopy experiments and theoretical calculations. Previous work showed that the sharp bends in NWs do not affect their resonant modes. Here, we study previously overlooked effects and analyze systematically the evolution of resonant modes for several bending angles from 30° to 180°, showing that bending can have a significant effect on the plasmonic response of a nanostructure. In NWs, the modes can experience significant energy shifts that depend on the aspect ratio of the NW and can cause mode intersection and antinode bunching. We establish the relation between NW modes and edge modes and show that bending can even induce antinode splitting in edge modes. This work demonstrates that bends in plasmonic planar nanostructures can have a profound effect on their optical response and this must be accounted for in the design of optical devices.
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1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
2 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
3 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Canada