Two-dimensional optics with surface plasmon polaritons

Harald Ditlbacher; Joachim R. Krenn; Gerburg Schider; A. Leitner; F. R. Aussenegg

doi:10.1063/1.1506018

Abstract

We report the experimental realization of highly efficient optical elements built up from metal nanostructures to manipulate surface plasmon polaritons propagating along a silver/polymer interface. Mirrors, beamsplitters, and interferometers produced by electron-beam lithography are investigated. The plasmon fields are imaged by detecting the fluorescence of molecules dispersed in the polymer.

Keywords

Surface plasmon polaritonSurface plasmonPlasmonPolaritonOpticsAstronomical interferometerMaterials scienceElectron-beam lithographyNanophotonicsOptoelectronicsLithographyLocalized surface plasmonNanotechnologyInterferometryPhysicsResistLayer (electronics)

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 81
Issue: 10
Pages: 1762-1764
Citations: 563
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                                    Harald Ditlbacher, 
                                
                                    Joachim R. Krenn, 
                                
                                    Gerburg Schider
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Two-dimensional optics with surface plasmon polaritons. 
                            Applied Physics Letters
                            , 81
                            (10)
                            , 1762-1764.
                            https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1506018
                        

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DOI: 10.1063/1.1506018