Title :
Leakage radiation imaging of surface plasmon polaritons
Author :
Stepanov, A.L. ; Ditlbacher, H. ; Hohenau, A. ; Drezet, A. ; Steinberger, B. ; Aussenegg, F.R. ; Leitner, A. ; Krenn, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Karl-Franzens-Univ., Graz, Austria
Abstract :
The paper aims at the quantification of the interaction of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) in a metal thin film with lithographically tailored metal nanostructures which constitute the basic building blocks of the many SPP devices. Quantitative measurements are possible by monitoring the so-called leakage radiation (LR) which is inevitably present in SPP carrying thin films supported by a substrate.
Keywords :
metallic thin films; nanostructured materials; polaritons; surface plasmons; leakage radiation imaging; lithography; metal nanostructures; metal thin film; surface plasmon polaritons; Dielectric thin films; Electron optics; Nanoparticles; Nanostructures; Optical devices; Optical films; Physics; Plasmons; Radiation imaging; Silver;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567511
