Title :
Effect of surface plasmon polaritons on optical activity in chiral metal nanogratings
Author :
Konishi, Kuniaki ; Sugimoto, Tomohiro ; Jefimovs, Konstantins ; Svirko, Yuri ; Kuwata-Gonokami, Makoto
Author_Institution :
Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
Abstract :
A relation between the optical activity and the coupling of SPP modes localized at the different interfaces of a chiral nanograting is obtained from the dependence of the polarization rotation on the angle of incidence.
Keywords :
Azimuth; Gratings; Nanostructures; Optical coupling; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Resonance; Rotation measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431558
