Title :
Numerical prediction of minimum sub-diffraction-limit image resolved by silver surface plasmon lenses
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Electron. & Syst. Eng., Univ. of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Abstract :
The minimum possible size of sub-diffraction-limit imaging by the surface plasmon polarition (SPP) induced in thin metal lenses has been analyzed with FDTD method, considering plasmon interference, reflection and transmission of evanescent fields.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; lenses; light diffraction; silver; surface plasmons; Ag; FDTD method; evanescent fields transmission; plasmon interference; plasmon reflection; sub-diffraction-limit imaging; surface plasmon lenses; surface plasmon polarition; thin metal lenses; Image resolution; Lenses; Plasmons; Silver; (160.3918) Metamaterials; (220.3740) Litography; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (240.6690) Surface waes;
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
