Title :
Efficient optical excitation of THz plasmons on a structured metal surface
Author :
Bakunov, Michael I. ; Tsarev, Maxim V. ; Bodrov, Sergey B.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
We propose to launch terahertz surface plasmons on corrugated metal surfaces by ultrashort laser pulses. The plasmons are emitted by nonlinear polarization created by the pulse in a strip of electro-optic medium deposited on the surface. The technique can be used for terahertz surface spectroscopy.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; excited states; surface plasmons; terahertz wave spectra; corrugated metal surfaces; efficient optical excitation; electrooptic medium; nonlinear polarization; structured metal surface; terahertz surface plasmons; terahertz surface spectroscopy; ultrashort laser pulses; Metals; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Strips; Surface treatment; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612568
