Green's function approach to investigate the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons in a nanometer-thin metal film

2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahid Siahpoush ◽  
Thomas Søndergaard ◽  
Jesper Jung
Keyword(s):  
Green’S Function ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Green's Function ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Metal Film ◽  
Thin Metal Film ◽  
Thin Metal ◽  
Function Approach ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons

scholarly journals Anisotropic excitation of surface plasmon polaritons on a metal film by a scattering-type scanning near-field microscope with a non-rotationally-symmetric probe tip

Nanophotonics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik Walla ◽  
Matthias M. Wiecha ◽  
Nicolas Mecklenbeck ◽  
Sabri Beldi ◽  
Fritz Keilmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Metal Film ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Anisotropic Surface ◽  
Surface Wave Propagation ◽  
Rotationally Symmetric ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons

AbstractWe investigated the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons on gold films with the metallized probe tip of a scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope (s-SNOM). The emission of the polaritons from the tip, illuminated by near-infrared laser radiation, was found to be anisotropic and not circularly symmetric as expected on the basis of literature data. We furthermore identified an additional excitation channel via light that was reflected off the tip and excited the plasmon polaritons at the edge of the metal film. Our results, while obtained for a non-rotationally-symmetric type of probe tip and thus specific for this situation, indicate that when an s-SNOM is employed for the investigation of plasmonic structures, the unintentional excitation of surface waves and anisotropic surface wave propagation must be considered in order to correctly interpret the signatures of plasmon polariton generation and propagation.

Short-Range Surface Plasmon Polaritons for Extraordinary Low Transmission Through Ultra-Thin Metal Films with Nanopatterns

Plasmonics ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiaoqiang Gan ◽  
Wenli Bai ◽  
Suhua Jiang ◽  
Yongkang Gao ◽  
Wendi Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Metal Films ◽  
Thin Metal ◽  
Thin Metal Films ◽  
Low Transmission ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons

scholarly journals Generation of Bessel Surface Plasmon Polaritons in a Finite-Thickness Metal Film

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. Kurilkina ◽  
V. N. Belyi ◽  
N. S. Kazak
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Metal Film ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polariton ◽  
Metal Layer ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Finite Thickness ◽  
Experimental Realization ◽  
Analytical Expressions ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons

A theory of generation of low- and high-index Bessel surface plasmon polaritons and their superposition in a metal film of a finite thickness is developed. Correct analytical expressions are obtained for the field of two families of Bessel surface plasmon polariton modes formed inside and outside the metal layer. The intensity distribution near the boundary of the layer has been calculated and analyzed. A scheme for the experimental realization of a superposition of Bessel surface plasmon polaritons is suggested. Our study demonstrates that it is feasible to use the superposition of Bessel surface plasmon polaritons as a virtual tip for near-field optical microscopy with a nanoscale resolution.

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