Title :
Surface plasmon polaritons on metal-dielectric nanocomposite films
Author :
Shi, Zhimin ; Piredda, Giovanni ; Liapis, Andreas C. ; Nelson, Mark A. ; Novotny, Lukas ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally that the surface plasmon polaritons supported by a metal-dielectric nanocomposite film have properties that fall into one of three distinct categories depending on the metal fill fraction.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; nanocomposites; polaritons; surface plasmons; thin films; electromagnetic modes; metal fill fraction; metal-dielectric films; nanocomposite films; surface plasmon polaritons; Germanium; Optical computing; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Physics; Plasmons; Silicon; (160.4236) Materials: Nanomaterials; (160.4760) Materials: Optical properties; (240.6680) Optics at surfaces: Surface plasmons;
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
