Title :
Visualizing surface plasmon polariton wavepackets in space and time
Author :
Sandtke, M. ; Schoenmaker, H. ; Attema, I. ; Dekker, H. ; Cerjak, I. ; Korterik, J.P. ; Kuipers, L. Kobus
Author_Institution :
AMOLF-Inst., Amsterdam
Abstract :
A novel near-field optical microscope is developed to visualize surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) in space and time. We present the first phase-sensitive and time-resolved SPP measurements and determination of the SPP group velocity.
Keywords :
polaritons; quantum optics; surface plasmons; near-field optical microscope; phase-sensitive surface plasmon polariton; surface plasmon polariton group velocity; surface plasmon polariton wavepackets; time-resolved surface plasmon polariton; Optical feedback; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Surface topography; Surface waves; Ultrafast optics; Visualization; (180.5810) Scanning microscopy; (230.7370) Waveguides; (240.0310) Thin films; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (310.2790) Guided waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628919
