A light-plasmon coupling lens including an optically transparent substrate
having a light incident surface and a light-plasmon coupling surface
opposite the light incident surface. The light-plasmon coupling surface
including at least a set of circular concentric peaks/valleys which form
a Fourier sinusoidal pattern in the radial direction of the circular
concentric peaks/valleys. A conformal layer of metal is deposited on the
light-plasmon coupling surface of the substrate and has aperture at the
center of thereof through which plasmons are transmitted. An optical
recording medium including a light-plasmon coupling lens.