Title :
Nanoplasmonics from attoseconds to terahertz
Author :
Stockman, Mark I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
A noninvasive access to the nanoplasmonic collective dynamics, with nanometer-scale spatial resolution and temporal resolution on the order of 100 attoseconds is described. The principal limits for the nanoconcentration of the THz radiation in metal/dielectric waveguides is established and the optimum shapes required for this nanoconcentration is determined. The adiabatic compression of THz radiation from the initial spot size of a hundred microns to the final size of R = 100-250 nm can be achieved. This will find a wide spectrum of applications in science, engineering, biomedical research, environmental monitoring, and defense.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nanophotonics; optical waveguides; plasmonics; THz radiation; adiabatic compression; defense; environmental monitoring; metal-dielectric waveguides; nanoconcentration; nanometer-scale spatial resolution; nanoplasmonic collective dynamics; temporal resolution; time 100 as; Biomedical optical imaging; Circuits; Nanoscale devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical resonators; Photonics; Shape control; Spatial resolution; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192569
