Title :
Refracting Surface Plasmons with Nanoparticle Arrays
Author :
Radko, Ilya P. ; Boltasseva, Alexandra ; Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Nanotechnol., Aalborg Univ., Aalborg
Abstract :
Variously shaped structures formed with a 100-nm-period square lattice of gold nanoparticles placed on a gold film are shown to possess an effective refractive index of about 1.08 for SPPs propagating through them.
Keywords :
gold; nanoparticles; periodic structures; polaritons; refractive index; surface plasmons; Au; gold film; nanoparticle arrays; periodic structures; refractive index; square lattice; surface plasmon polaritons; Gold; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Periodic structures; Plasmons; (160.4236) Nanomaterials; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
