Title :
Coupling surface plasmons: Index matching and dielectric pillar arrays
Author :
de Dood, M.J.A. ; Driessen, E.F.C. ; Stolwijk, D. ; Verschuuren, M.A. ; Hooft, G. W t ; van Exter, M.P.
Author_Institution :
Huygens Lab., Leiden Univ., Leiden
Abstract :
We study coupling between surface plasmons in metal-hole arrays. We observe avoided crossings in the measured transmission spectra for metal-hole arrays with a dielectric pillar in each hole and for arrays in index matching liquid.
Keywords :
metal-insulator boundaries; metallic thin films; optical films; surface plasmons; dielectric pillar arrays; index matching liquid; metal-hole arrays; surface plasmons; transmission spectra; Dielectrics; Plasmons; (230.4555) Coupled resonators; (240.6680) Surface Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
