Experimental demonstration of fiber-accessible metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides for planar energy guiding and sensing

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Maier, Stefan A, Friedman, Michelle D, Barclay, Paul E, Painter, Oskar
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 20.05.2004
• Subjects: Coupling; Gold; Nanoparticles; Optical fibers; Power efficiency; Power transfer; Switches; Wave attenuation; Waveguides

Experimental evidence of mode-selective evanescent power coupling at telecommunication frequencies with efficiencies up to 75 % from a tapered optical fiber to a carefully designed metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguide is presented. The waveguide consists of a two-dimensional square lattice of lithog...