Title :
Generation and near-field mapping of Airy plasmons
Author :
Minovich, A. ; Klein, A.E. ; Janunts, N. ; Pertsch, T. ; Neshev, D.N. ; Kivshar, Y.S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally the generation of Airy plasmon beams by a diffraction grating fabricated in a gold film. We measure the near-field of the propagating Airy packet and observe the parabolic trajectory of the main lobe.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; gold; metallic thin films; optical films; plasmonics; polaritons; surface electromagnetic waves; surface plasmons; Airy plasmons; Au; diffraction grating; gold film; near-field mapping; surface plasmon polaritons; Gratings; Laser beams; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Surface waves; Airy beam; Airy plasmon; surface plasmon polaritons;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929927
