  We experimentally demonstrate tight focusing of a spin wave beam excited in
extended nanometer-thick films of Yttrium Iron Garnet by a simple microscopic
antenna functioning as a single-slit near-field lens. We show that the focal
distance and the minimum transverse width of the focal spot can be controlled
in a broad range by varying the frequency/wavelength of spin waves and the
antenna geometry. The experimental data are in good agreement with the results
of numerical simulations. Our findings provide a simple solution for
implementation of magnonic nano-devices requiring local concentration of the
spin-wave energy.
