Title :
Near-field observation of Airy plasmons
Author :
Minovich, Alexander ; Klein, Angela E. ; Janunts, Norik ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally the generation and near-field imaging of propagating Airy plasmon beams. These self-accelerating plasmons exhibit self-healing properties and enable novel applications of plasmonics and surface optical tweezers.
Keywords :
plasmonics; radiation pressure; surface plasmons; Airy plasmon beams; near field imaging; near field observation; plasmonics; self-accelerating plasmons; self-healing properties; surface optical tweezers; Gratings; Optical imaging; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193979
