PLASMON SURFACE POLARITON COUPLING WITH DIELECTRIC GRATINGS AND THE THERMAL-DECOMPOSITION OF THESE DIELECTRIC GRATINGS

Authors
MULLER KG VEITH M MITTLERNEHER S KNOLL W
Citation
Kg. Muller et al., PLASMON SURFACE POLARITON COUPLING WITH DIELECTRIC GRATINGS AND THE THERMAL-DECOMPOSITION OF THESE DIELECTRIC GRATINGS, Journal of applied physics, 82(9), 1997, pp. 4172-4176
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218979
Volume
82
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
4172 - 4176
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8979(1997)82:9<4172:PSPCWD>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We demonstrate a simple method for plasmon surface polariton coupling. A dielectric layer sinusoidally modulated in height (dielectric grati ng) on top of a metal layer is used as the dispersive element for the momentum coupling between the incoming photon and the plasmon surface polariton. Hence, no modulation of the metal surface is necessary. Thi s coupling method is used to study the thermal decomposition of dielec tric gratings. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-8979(97) 06520-1].