Title :
Enhanced optical fields and mixing of trapped plasmons in reproducibly engineered spherical nano-cavities
Author :
Keif, T. ; Sugawara, Y. ; Baumberg, J.J. ; Abdelsalam, M. ; Bartlett, P.N.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Metal nano-scale spherical voids embedded in thin films exhibit strong plasmon resonances that are tuneable using structural parameters of our 3D assembly process. Localised void plasmons possessing large field enhancements strongly couple to incident light.
Keywords :
metallic thin films; nanostructured materials; optical films; surface plasmon resonance; engineered spherical nanocavity; enhanced optical field; incident light; localised void plasmon; metal nanoscale spherical voids; plasmon resonance; thin films; trapped plasmon mixing; Charge carrier processes; Geometry; Gold; Optical films; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Resonance; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548688
