Author/Authors :
Passian، نويسنده , , A. and Wig، نويسنده , , A. and Lereu، نويسنده , , A.L. and EVANS، نويسنده , , P.G. and Meriaudeau، نويسنده , , F. and Thundat، نويسنده , , Sachin T. and Ferrell، نويسنده , , T.L.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The interference of surface plasmons can provide important information regarding the surface features of the hosting thin metal film. We present an investigation of the interference of optically excited surface plasmons in the Kretschmann configuration in the visible spectrum. Large area surface plasmon interference regions are generated at several wavelengths and imaged with the photon scanning tunneling microscope. Furthermore, we discuss the non-retarded dispersion relations for the surface plasmons in the probe–metal system modeled as confocal hyperboloids of revolution in the spheroidal coordinate systems.
Keywords :
Scanning probe microscopy , Dispersion relation , metal thin films , surface plasmons , Interference
