Title :
Radiative decay and dephasing in plasmonic band gap structures
Author :
Kim, Dae San ; Park, D.J. ; Yoon, Youngchang ; Malyarchuk, V. ; Lienau, Christoph ; Kim, Jung-Ho
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea
Abstract :
We report spatial and spectral domain measurements of the dephasing of surface plasmon excitations in metal films with periodic nano-hole arrays. A Rayleigh-like scattering of surface plasmons by the periodic hole array is the microscopic origin of the dephasing.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; metallic thin films; photonic band gap; surface plasmons; Rayleigh-like scattering; dephasing; metal films; periodic nanohole arrays; plasmonic band gap; radiative decay; surface plasmon excitations; Coherence; Delay; Gratings; Microscopy; Particle scattering; Photonic band gap; Plasmons; Rayleigh scattering; Resonance; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238159
