Title :
Surface-plasmon photonics for all-optical applications on the nanoscale
Author :
Zayats, Anatoly V.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. & Phys., Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
Abstract :
This paper discusses surface plasmon polariton (SPP) behaviour on nanostructured metal surfaces and films. An overview of both linear and nonlinear optical properties of metallic nanostructures governed by surface plasmon excitations is presented together with the concept of two-dimensional SPP optics. Band-gap effects, surface polariton waveguiding along straight and bent line-defects in SPP crystals, polarisation superprism effects, enhanced optical transmission as well as nonlinear optical switching in surface polaritonic structures have been recently demonstrated.
Keywords :
energy gap; light polarisation; light transmission; metallic thin films; nanostructured materials; nonlinear optics; optical films; optical prisms; optical switches; polaritons; surface electromagnetic waves; surface plasmons; band-gap effects; enhanced optical transmission; metal films; nanostructured metal surfaces; nonlinear optical switching; polarisation superprism effects; surface plasmon polariton; surface polariton waveguiding; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical scattering; Optical signal processing; Optical surface waves; Photonics; Plasmons; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363471
