Title :
Measuring group velocity of surface plasmons by surface plasmon interferometry
Author :
Temnov, Vasily V. ; Woggon, Ulrike ; Dintinger, José ; Devaux, Eloise ; Ebbesen, Thomas W.
Author_Institution :
Experimentelle Physik IIb, Universitÿt Dortmund, Otto-Hahn Str. 4, 44221, Germany
Abstract :
Broadband optical transmission spectra of metal films with subwavelength slit-groove pairs show pronounced interference fringes by surface plasmons travelling between slits and grooves. Interferometric fringe analysis provides accurate values for group velocity of surface plasmons.
Keywords :
Gold; Interference; Nanostructures; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Silver; Velocity 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.2007.4431684