Title :
Demonstration of a new type of two-dimensional nondiffracting surface plasmon polariton
Author :
Lin, Jiao ; Dellinger, Jean ; Genevet, Patrice ; Cluzel, Benoit ; De Fornel, Frederique ; Scully, Marlan O. ; Capasso, Federico
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce a new type of nondiffracting surface plasmon polaritons: the cosine-Gauss beam (CGB). We prove both theoretically and experimentally, via direct near-field imaging, that CGB is a nondiffracting solution to the two-dimensional wave equation.
Keywords :
polaritons; surface plasmons; wave equations; CGB; cosine-Gauss beam; direct near-field imaging; two-dimensional nondiffracting surface plasmon polariton; two-dimensional wave equation; Dielectrics; Equations; Imaging; Optical surface waves; Optimized production technology; Plasmons; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
