Title :
Direct SNOM of quadrupolar plasmon mode selectively excited on gold nanowire in PCF
Author :
Uebel, P. ; Schmidt, M.A. ; Lee, H.W. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
The near-field profile of a quadrupolar plasmon mode, guided on a gold nanowire incorporated in a PCF, is imaged using SNOM. The mode is excited by phase-matched coupling from an adjacent glass core.
Keywords :
gold; holey fibres; nanophotonics; nanowires; near-field scanning optical microscopy; optical glass; optical phase matching; photonic crystals; surface plasmons; Au; PCF; direct SNOM; glass core; gold nanowire; near-field profile; phase-matched coupling; selectively excited quadrupolar plasmon mode; Couplings; Dispersion; Glass; Gold; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
