Title :
Observation of plasmonic mirages
Author :
Bleckmann, Felix ; Lenz, Johannes ; Grünwald, Nikolas ; Irsen, Stephan ; Linden, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Phys. Inst., Univ. Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Abstract :
Fabrication of dielectric structures with variable thickness on top of a gold film by grey-scale lithography allows controlling the effective refractive-index profiles for surface plasmon polaritons. As an example, we demonstrate plasmonic mirages.
Keywords :
dielectric thin films; lithography; polaritons; polymer films; refractive index; surface plasmons; AuCr; dielectric structures; gold film; grey-scale lithography; plasmonic mirages; refractive-index profiles; surface plasmon polaritons; Dielectrics; Fabrication; Lithography; Microscopy; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
