• DocumentCode
    499864
  • Title

    Critical coupling to surface phonon-polaritons in SiC

  • Author

    Neuner, Burton, III ; Korobkin, Dmitriy ; Fietz, Chris ; Carole, Davy ; Ferro, Gabriel ; Shvets, Gennady

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We observe critically coupled surface phonon-polariton excitation in SiC, leading to maximum electric field enhancement. A double-scan of wavelength and incidence angle in the ATR configuration demonstrates critical coupling for two air gaps.
  • Keywords
    air gaps; polaritons; silicon compounds; surface phonons; wide band gap semiconductors; ATR configuration; SiC; air gaps; critical coupling; double-scan; incidence angle; maximum electric field enhancement; surface phonon-polaritons; Air gaps; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Optical reflection; Optical surface waves; Reflectivity; Silicon carbide; Surface waves; (240.5420) Polaritons; (240.6690) Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225228