Abstract
Surface plasmon polariton (SPP) excitation at a gold-vacuum interface via 800 nm light pulses mediated by a periodic array of gold ridges is probed at high lateral resolution by means of photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM). We directly monitor and quantify the coupling properties as a function of the number of grating ridges and compare the PEEM results with analytic calculations. An increase in the coupling efficiency of > 3 is observed when increasing the number of ridges from 1 to 6. We observe, however, that a further addition of ridges is rather ineffective. This saturation behavior is assigned to the grazing incidence excitation geometry intrinsic to a conventional PEEM scheme and the limited propagation distance of the SPP modes at the gold-vacuum interface at the used wavelength.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Publikationsdato | 30. apr. 2012 |
Antal sider | 6 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 30. apr. 2012 |
Begivenhed | SPIE Photonics EUROPE 2012 - Brussels, Belgien Varighed: 16. apr. 2012 → 19. apr. 2012 |
Konference
Konference | SPIE Photonics EUROPE 2012 |
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Land/Område | Belgien |
By | Brussels |
Periode | 16/04/2012 → 19/04/2012 |