• DocumentCode
    19874
  • Title

    An Improved Design Formula for the Plasmonic Directional Beaming of Light

  • Author

    Yoon Sung Hwang ; Jungho Kim ; Kyoung-Youm Kim

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Opt. Eng., Sejong Univ., Seoul, South Korea
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Oct.15, 15 2014
  • Firstpage
    2051
  • Lastpage
    2054
  • Abstract
    An improved formula is suggested for the estimation of the diffraction angles of surface plasmon polaritons via dielectric or metal-dielectric ridge gratings. We propose on-axis and off-axis directional beaming structures designed by this formula and prove their appropriateness using rigorous numerical calculations. A plasmonic beam focusing structure is also proposed.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; laser beams; optical design techniques; optical focusing; plasmonics; polaritons; surface plasmons; dielectric gratings; diffraction angles; metal-dielectric ridge gratings; off-axis directional beaming structures; on-axis directional beaming structures; plasmonic beam focusing structure; plasmonic directional beaming; surface plasmon polaritons; Diffraction; Focusing; Gratings; Metals; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Surface waves; Plasmonics; diffraction; grating;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2014.2346624
  • Filename
    6874528