Title :
Surface plasmon cavity ring down
Author :
Eliel, Eric R. ; Kuzmin, Nikolay V. ; ´t Hooft, Gert W.
Author_Institution :
Huygens Laboratory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA, The Netherlands
Abstract :
We experimentally explore the dynamics of surface plasmons propagating along a smooth gold film as they bounce between two sub-wavelength slits. We observe ring-down features reminiscent of an optical beam in a Fabry-Perot resonator.
Keywords :
Autocorrelation; Electromagnetic scattering; Light scattering; Optical arrays; Optical films; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Plasmons;
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.2007.4431559