DocumentCode
2304518
Title
Ultrathin waveguides for Bloch surface waves: Near-field analysis of propagation and polarization
Author
Sfez, Tristan ; Yu, Libo ; Herzig, Hans-Peter ; Descrovi, Emiliano ; Quaglio, Marzia ; Giorgis, Fabrizio ; Dominici, Lorenzo ; Michelotti, Francesco ; Brunazzo, Daniele ; Martin, Olivier J F ; Nakagawa, Wataru
Author_Institution
Opt. & Photonics Technol. Lab., Ecole Plolytechnique Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
fYear
2010
fDate
7-11 Nov. 2010
Firstpage
449
Lastpage
450
Abstract
We demonstrate that an ultrathin ridge (<; λ/10) can guide Bloch surface waves in a dielectric multilayer. The propagation and polarization properties of the guided modes are investigated with a multi-heterodyne scanning near-field optical microscope.
Keywords
dielectric materials; heterodyne detection; light polarisation; light propagation; multilayers; optical microscopy; optical waveguides; Bloch surface waves; dielectric multilayer; multiheterodyne scanning near field optical microscope; near-field analysis; polarization; propagation; ultrathin waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location
Denver, CO
ISSN
-
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5368-9
Electronic_ISBN
-
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698953
Filename
5698953
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