2009-05-01
Nanowire plasmon excitation by adiabatic mode transformation
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Publication
Phys. Rev. Lett. , Volume 102 - Issue Article number: 203904 p. 1- 4
We show with both experiment and calculation that highly confined surface plasmon polaritons can be efficiently excited on metallic nanowires through the process of mode transformation. One specific mode in a metallic waveguide is identified that adiabatically transforms to the confined nanowire mode as the waveguide width is reduced. Phase- and polarization-sensitive near-field investigation reveals the characteristic antisymmetric polarization nature of the mode and explains the coupling mechanism.
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Verhagen, E., Spasenović, M., Polman, A., & Kuipers, K. (2009). Nanowire plasmon excitation by adiabatic mode transformation. Phys.Rev.Lett., 102(Article number: 203904), 1–4. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.102.203904 |
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