Title :
Sharp Plasmon-Mediated Resonant Reflection From an Undulated Metal Layer
Author :
Jourlin, Yves ; Tonchev, Svetlen ; Tishchenko, Alexandre V. ; Parriaux, Olivier
Author_Institution :
Lab. Hubert Curien, Univ. de Lyon, St. Etienne, France
Abstract :
A close-to-the-theoretically-largest TM resonant reflection of a free-space wave from a free-standing undulated gold layer immersed in a liquid host medium is demonstrated experimentally. It is mediated by the grating-excited long-range plasmon mode propagating along the continuous metal film with particularly low loss.
Keywords :
X-ray spectra; gold; metallic thin films; optical films; optical losses; plasmons; Au; TM resonant reflection; continuous metal film; free-space wave; free-standing undulated gold layer; grating-excited long-range plasmon mode; liquid host medium; optical loss; sharp plasmon-mediated resonant reflection; undulated metal layer; Films; Gold; Gratings; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Reflection; Gratings; Long Range Plasmon; Plasmonics; long-range plasmon; metal film; plasmonics; resonant reflection;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2014.2361664
