Title :
Demonstration of surface enhanced Raman scattering in purely dielectric structures via bloch surface waves
Author :
Liscidini, M. ; Pirotta, S. ; Xu, Xin ; Delfan, A. ; Mysore, S. ; Maiti, Santa ; Dacarro, Giacomo ; Patrini, Maddalena ; Galli, Matteo ; Guizzetti, Giorgio ; Bajoni, Daniele ; Sipe, J.E. ; Walker, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate surface-enhanc e d Raman scattering in fully dielectric structures supporting Bloch surface waves. These results suggest an alternative to plasmonic materials for enhancing the light-matter interaction at a surface with application in optical sensing.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; surface enhanced Raman scattering; Bloch surface waves; light-matter interaction; optical sensing application; plasmonic materials; purely dielectric structures; surface enhanced Raman scattering; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Raman scattering; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
