Title :
Multiple selective excitations of localized surface plasmons in coupled gold nano-spheres
Author :
Li, Po-Nan ; Tsao, Hsiu-Hao ; Huang, Chen-Bin
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics Technol., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Numerical simulations show up to five localized surface plasmons (LSP) states can be selectively excited using simple source polarization control in gold nano-spheres. The extinctions among different selective states are quantitatively analyzed.
Keywords :
extinction coefficients; finite difference time-domain analysis; gold; light polarisation; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical control; surface plasmons; Au; coupled gold nanospheres; localized surface plasmons; multiple selective excitations; numerical simulations; source polarization control; Extinction ratio; Gold; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
