Compact antenna for efficient and unidirectional launching and decoupling of surface plasmons

Details Compact antenna for efficient and unidirectional launching and decoupling of surface plasmons Compact antenna for efficient and unidirectional launching and decoupling of surface plasmons

2011-09-09

arxiv.org/abs/1109.2032v1

Physics

Optics

18 pages, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in Nano Letters

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Controlling the launching efficiencies and the directionality of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) and their decoupling to freely propagating light is a major goal for the development of plasmonic devices and systems. Here, we report on the design and experimental observation of a highly efficient unidirectional surface plasmon launcher composed of eleven subwavelength grooves, each with a distinct depth and width. Our observations show that, under normal illumination by a focused Gaussian beam, unidirectional SPP launching with an efficiency of at least 52% is achieved experimentally with a compact device of total length smaller than 8 \mu m. Reciprocally, we report that the same device can efficiently convert SPPs into a highly directive light beam emanating perpendicularly to the sample.

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