Title :
Generation and propagation of surface plasmon polaritons in periodic metallic structures using fs-THz pulses
Author :
Pradarutti, B. ; Rau, Ch. ; Torosyan, G. ; Beigang, R.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Physik, Kaiserslautern Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The generation of surface plasmon polaritons in periodic metallic structures is investigated theoretically and experimentally. The surface plasmon polaritons are excited with fs THz-pulses in different periodic metallic structures and propagation and resonance effects are observed.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; polaritons; surface plasmons; fs THz-pulses; periodic metallic structures; resonance effects; surface plasmon polaritons; Frequency; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical surface waves; Periodic structures; Plasmons; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202443
