Title :
Effect of low temperature on surface plasmon polaritons in silver films
Author :
Mayy, M. ; Zhu, G. ; Mayy, E. ; Yakim, A. ; Webb, A. ; Livenere, J. ; Li, H. ; Bobb, D. ; Noginov, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Center for Mater. Res., Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
We have studied the effect of low temperature on the surface plasmon polariton loss and DC resistivity in silver films. We infer that a sizable loss reduction can be obtained in films of higher quality.
Keywords :
electrical resistivity; metallic thin films; polaritons; silver; surface plasmons; Ag; DC resistivity; loss reduction; silver films; surface plasmon polariton loss; Conductivity; Dielectric losses; Optical attenuators; Optical films; Optical losses; Optical sensors; Permittivity; Plasmons; Silver; Temperature; (160.3900) Metals; (160.3918) Metamaterials; (350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals;
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
