Thermally induced emission of light from a metallic diffraction grating, mediated by surface plasmons

Authors
Kreiter, M Oster, J Sambles, R Herminghaus, S Mittler-Neher, S Knoll, W
Citation
M. Kreiter et al., Thermally induced emission of light from a metallic diffraction grating, mediated by surface plasmons, OPT COMMUN, 168(1-4), 1999, pp. 117-122
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
168
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
117 - 122
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(19990901)168:1-4<117:TIEOLF>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The angular emission of light of wavelength 710 and 810 nm from a gold diff raction grating was studied at about 700 degrees C. A peak in the emission was found for defined angles. This contribution is purely TM-polarised and is attributed to thermally excited surface plasmons, coupled to Light waves by the diffraction grating. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights rese rved.