• DocumentCode
    1688902
  • Title

    Amplification of the evanescent field of free electrons

  • Author

    So, J.K. ; Ou, J.Y. ; Adamo, G. ; MacDonald, K.F. ; De Abajo, F. J Garcia ; Zheludev, N.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A nanoscale plasmonic metal film can amplify free-electron evanescent fields, leading to strongly enhanced light emission via Smith-Purcell effect through a mechanism analogous to the `poor-man´s superlens´ for optical evanescent field enhancement.
  • Keywords
    metallic thin films; nanostructured materials; plasmonics; Smith-Purcell effect; evanescent field amplification; free-electron evanescent fields; nanoscale plasmonic metal film; optical evanescent field enhancement; poor-man superlens; strongly enhanced light emission; Gratings; Microscopy; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Silver;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326994
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1688902