Title :
Ultrathin waveguides for Bloch surface waves: Near-field analysis of propagation and polarization
Author :
Sfez, Tristan ; Yu, Libo ; Herzig, Hans-Peter ; Descrovi, Emiliano ; Quaglio, Marzia ; Giorgis, Fabrizio ; Dominici, Lorenzo ; Michelotti, Francesco ; Brunazzo, Daniele ; Martin, Olivier J F ; Nakagawa, Wataru
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Photonics Technol. Lab., Ecole Plolytechnique Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate that an ultrathin ridge (<; λ/10) can guide Bloch surface waves in a dielectric multilayer. The propagation and polarization properties of the guided modes are investigated with a multi-heterodyne scanning near-field optical microscope.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; heterodyne detection; light polarisation; light propagation; multilayers; optical microscopy; optical waveguides; Bloch surface waves; dielectric multilayer; multiheterodyne scanning near field optical microscope; near-field analysis; polarization; propagation; ultrathin waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698953
