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Modulation of surface plasmon coupling-in by one-dimensional surface corrugation

Alain DereuxFrancisco J. Garcia-vidalJoachim R. KrennIlya P. RadkoLuis Martín-morenoEloïse DevauxMaría Ujué GonzálezThomas W. EbbesenSergey I. BozhevolnyiSergio G. RodrigoJean-claude WeeberJacques DintingerF. López-tejeira

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POLARITONSTRANSMISSIONFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyPhysics::Optics02 engineering and technologyInterference (wave propagation)METAL-FILMS01 natural sciences0103 physical sciencesEXCITATIONPolaritonSCATTERING[SPI.NANO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics010306 general physicsPlasmonCouplingPhysics[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics][ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]Scatteringbusiness.industrySurface plasmonGRATINGS021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyCondensed Matter - Other Condensed MatterModulation[SPI.OPTI]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Optics / PhotonicOptoelectronics[ SPI.NANO ] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics[ SPI.OPTI ] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Optics / Photonic0210 nano-technologybusinessNANOHOLESExcitationOther Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)Optics (physics.optics)Physics - OpticsGENERATION

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Surface plasmon-polaritons have recently attracted renewed interest in the scientific community for their potential in sub-wavelength optics, light generation and non-destructive sensing. Given that they cannot be directly excited by freely propagating light due to their intrinsical binding to the metal surface, the light-plasmon coupling efficiency becomes of crucial importance for the success of any plasmonic device. Here we present a comprehensive study on the modulation (enhancement or suppression) of such coupling efficiency by means of one-dimensional surface corrugation. Our approach is based on simple wave interference and enables us to make quantitative predictions which have been experimentally confirmed at both the near infra-red and telecom ranges.

10.1088/1367-2630/10/3/033035https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00472396