Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2007-12-21
New J. Phys. 10, 033035 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
20 pages, 13 figures, submitted to New Journal of Physics, revised text
Scientific paper
10.1088/1367-2630/10/3/033035
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.
Bozhevolnyi Sergey I.
Dereux Alain
Devaux Eloïse
Dintinger Jose
Ebbesen Thomas W.
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