Title :
Imaging of terahertz surface plasmon waves with a sub-wavelength aperture probe
Author :
Mueckstein, Raimund ; Mitrofanov, Oleg
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
We present imaging of THz surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waves with an integrated sub-wavelength aperture probe. Using detected SPP patterns, we explain the mechanism of SPP coupling into the probe.
Keywords :
optical couplers; polaritons; surface plasmons; terahertz wave imaging; SPP coupling; SPP patterns; THz surface plasmon polariton waves; sub-wavelength aperture probe; terahertz surface plasmon waves imaging; Apertures; Couplings; Electric fields; Imaging; Optical surface waves; Probes; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
