Title :
Plasmon condenser for optical far/near-field conversion
Author :
Yatsui, T. ; Nomura, W. ; Kourogi, M. ; Ohtsu, M.
Author_Institution :
Ohtsu Project, Japan Sci. & Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We successfully fabricated a plasmon condenser for optical far/near-field conversion by introducing a microscatterer, which works as a high-efficiency coupler to a one-dimensional plasmon waveguide.
Keywords :
optical fabrication; optical wavelength conversion; plasma filled waveguides; surface plasmons; high-efficiency coupler; microscatterer; one-dimensional plasmon waveguide; optical far-field conversion; optical near-field conversion; plasmon condenser fabrication; Focusing; Integrated optics; Light scattering; Nanoscale devices; Optical devices; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
