Modulation of surface plasmon coupling-in by one-dimensional surface corrugation
| Title: | Modulation of surface plasmon coupling-in by one-dimensional surface corrugation |
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| Authors: | Lopez-Tejeira, F., Rodrigo, Sergio G., Martin-Moreno, L., Garcia-Vidal, F. J., Devaux, E., Dintinger, J., Ebbesen, T. W., Krenn, J. R., Radko, I. P., Bozhevolnyi, S. I., Gonzalez, M. U., Weeber, J. C., Dereux, A. |
| Source: | New J. Phys. 10, 033035 (2008) |
| Publication Year: | 2007 |
| Collection: | Condensed Matter Physics (Other) |
| Subject Terms: | Condensed Matter - Other Condensed Matter, Physics - Optics |
| More Details: | Surface plasmon-polaritons have recently attracted renewed interest in the scientific community for their potential in sub-wavelength optics, light generation and non-destructive sensing. Given that they cannot be directly excited by freely propagating light due to their intrinsical binding to the metal surface, the light-plasmon coupling efficiency becomes of crucial importance for the success of any plasmonic device. Here we present a comprehensive study on the modulation (enhancement or suppression) of such coupling efficiency by means of one-dimensional surface corrugation. Our approach is based on simple wave interference and enables us to make quantitative predictions which have been experimentally confirmed at both the near infra-red and telecom ranges. Comment: 20 pages, 13 figures, submitted to New Journal of Physics, revised text |
| Document Type: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1367-2630/10/3/033035 |
| Access URL: | http://arxiv.org/abs/0712.3771 |
| Accession Number: | edsarx.0712.3771 |
| Database: | arXiv |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1367-2630/10/3/033035 |
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