Polarization-dependent study on propagating surface plasmons in silver nanowires launched by a near-field scanning optical fiber tip

Ning Liu, Zhipeng Li, Hongxing Xu

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Abstract

A study on propagating surface plasmons (SPs) in a silver nanowire excited through near-field coupling is reported. The raster scan capability enables us to investigate the coupling efficiency of near-field radiation into propagating SPs with nanometer precision. This study is of critical importance to the design of interconnects between nanowires in integrated plasmonic or hybrid photonic-plasmonic nanocircuits.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2641-2646
Number of pages6
JournalSmall
Volume8
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Sep 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ag nanowires
  • near-field coupling
  • near-field scanning microscopy
  • plasmonics
  • surface plasmon propagation

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