Title :
Airy plasmon: a non-diffracting surface wave
Author :
Salandrino, Alessandro ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
CREOL/Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We introduce a new class of non-diffracting surface plasmons: the Airy plasmon. The self bending and self healing behavior of these solutions is analyzed. Schemes for experimental realization and potential applications are discussed.
Keywords :
Dielectric substrates; Diffraction; Educational institutions; Optical beams; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Permittivity; Plasmons; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
