Title :
Complex polarizability of an isolated subwavelength plasmonic hole in a thin metal film
Author :
Jun Xu ; Fang, Nicholas X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Because of the ability to concentrate light into subwavelength dimensions, plasmonic nanostructures have become a new frontier of nano-photonics, with promising applications for energy transport and conversion. In this work, we experimentally measure the near field intensity distribution of light squeezed through a subwavelength plasmonic hole in a thin metal film. Both transmission coefficient and phase shift of an in-plane electric dipole moment, which is excited near the isolated subwavelength hole, are retrieved based on the interference model of a plane and spherical wave. Strong transmission enhancement is achieved through the subwavelength hole due to the surface plasmon resonance via a model which is not predicted by the classical theory. The opposite phases of the excited dipoles in the subwavelength dent and protrusion are observed.
Keywords :
light polarisation; metallic thin films; optical squeezing; plasmonics; surface plasmon resonance; complex polarizability; in-plane electric dipole moment; interference model; isolated subwavelength plasmonic hole; near field intensity light distribution; phase shift; plane wave; spherical wave; squeezed light; surface plasmon resonance; thin metal film; transmission coefficient; Apertures; Diffraction; Metals; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA