表面等离激元与磁表面等离激元

金属微纳结构体系中的表面等离激元以及磁表面等离激元因其独特的光学特性吸引了研究者们的极大兴趣,成为当前的热点研究领域之一.文章对表面等离激元尤其是磁表面等离激元的特点、基本现象、新颖效应及其应用研究前景的最新发展进行了介绍.     

Channelling surface plasmons

Channel plasmon polaritons (CPPs) propagating along the bottom of subwavelength grooves cut into a metal surface were recently shown to exhibit strong confinement combined with low propagation loss, a feature that makes this guiding configuration very promising for the realisation of ultracompact photonic components. Here, the results of our investigations of CPP guiding by V-grooves cut into gold are presented, demonstrating efficient large-angle bending and splitting of radiation as well as waveguide-ring resonators and Bragg grating filters. Additionally, we present a simple model based on the effective-index method that accounts for the main features of CPP guiding, thus, providing a clear physical picture of this phenomenon. PACS 73.20.Mf; 71.36.+c; 42.82.-m; 07.79.Fc     

局域表面等离激元

局域表面等离激元使得贵金属纳米颗粒具有丰富的光学性质,其应用涵盖能源、生物医学、安全、信息、超材料等诸多领域。文章简要介绍局域表面等离激元的基本性质、贵金属纳米结构中的局域表面等离激元共振耦合以及具有局域表面等离激元特性的贵金属纳米结构的一些重要应用。     

Determination of the refractive index of IR surface plasmons by static asymmetric interferometry

A new method has been proposed for determining the complex refractive index of terahertz surface plasmons. This method implements the concept of asymmetric static interferometry in the planar version, where the interference pattern is formed by surface rather than bulk waves. The information about the real part of the refractive index is carried by the interference pattern period, while its imaginary part can be found from the illumination magnitudes in the pattern extrema. Original Russian Text ? G.D. Bogomolov, G.N. Zhizhin, A.P. Kiryanov, A.K. Nikitin, O.V. Khitrov, 2009, published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Fizicheskaya, 2009, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 562–565.     

Simultaneous excitation of long and short range surface plasmons in an asymmetric structure

An asymmetric multilayer structure allowing nearly 100% simultaneous excitation of both symmetric and antisymmetric surface plasmons is proposed. It is shown that the two surface plasmons can be excited at a fixed angle of incidence with polychromatic light or with monochromatic light at different angles of incidence, depending on the design. The structure can be of interest in high-performance surface plasmon resonance sensing and in all-optical signal processing.     

Bipartite entanglement of a two-qubit system with anisotropic couplings under nonuniform magnetic fields

This paper investigates bipartite entanglement of a two-qubit system with anisotropic couplings under an inhomogeneous magnetic field. This work is mainly to investigate the characteristics of a Heisenberg XYZ chain and obtains some meaningful results. By the concept of negativity, it finds that the inhomogeneity of magnetic field may induce entanglement and the critical magnetic field is independent of J_z. The inhomogeneous magnetic field can increase the value of critical magnetic field B_c. It also finds that the magnetic field not only suppresses the entanglement but also can induce it to revival for some time.     

New approach to spectroscopy of surface plasmons

We report a novel approach to spectroscopy of surface plasmons based on the simultaneous excitation of surface plasmons by a polychromatic light and the dispersion of light on a diffraction grating coupler of a special design. This approach shows promise for the development of new, miniaturized, spectroscopic surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors. Potential of this approach for SPR sensing is demonstrated in a model refractometric experiment.     

Resonant surface plasmons of a metal nanosphere treated as propagating surface plasmons

On the assumption that the resonant surface plasmons on a spherical nanoparticle are formed by standing waves of two counter-propagating surface plasmon waves along the surface, by using Mie theory simulation, we find that the dispersions of surface plasmon resonant modes supported by silver nanospheres match with those of the surface plasmons on a semiinfinite medium-silver interface very well. This suggests that the resonant surface plasmons of a metal nanosphere can be treated as a propagating surface plasmon wave.     

Understanding fractional-order surface plasmons

We show experimentally that diffraction-induced surface plasmon excitation can mimic enhanced transmission and cause a highly sensitive modulation by the coherent interference between zero-order and reflected first-order diffraction in select regions of the terahertz spectrum. Based on the study of a one-dimensional metallic grating, we obtain the physical mechanisms of the fractional-order surface plasmon resonances observed with the two-dimensional grating of the metallic hole array.     

Semiclassical approach to surface plasmons in spheroidal clusters

The linearized Vlasov equation gives a semiclassical version of the random phase approximation. The solution of this equation is studied for electrons moving in a deformed equilibrium mean field which is approximated by a cavity of a spheroidal shape (both prolate and oblate). Contrary to spherical systems, there is a coupling between excitations of different multipolarity induced by the interaction between constituents. The dipole response presents a typical double-peaked profile with a strong dependence on the deformation. Presented by A. Dellafiore at the International Conference on “Atomic Nuclei and Metallic Clusters”, Prague, September 1–5, 1997.     

Electrooptic reflection with surface plasmons

Electrooptic reflection with surface plasmons is studied both experimentally and theoretically. An attenuated total reflection (ATR) geometry is used in which a quartz electrooptic crystal onto which a thin Ag film has been evaporated is contacted to the hypotenuse face of a high-index prism. Modulation in the ATR of an He–Ne beam near the angle for surface plasmon excitation is observed when a low-frequency electric field is applied to the quartz crystal. Experiments have been done with both single and multiple boundary surface waves. The angular spectra show phase reversal structure due to the interference of the modulated reflected wave with the ATR wave. The modulated reflectance is calculated directly from a well-known solution to the boundary value problem in nonlinear optics. Good quantitative agreement with the observations is obtained.     

Electrical excitation of surface plasmons

We exploit a plasmon mediated two-step momentum down-conversion scheme to convert low-energy tunneling electrons into propagating photons. Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) propagating along an extended gold nanowire are excited on one end by low-energy electron tunneling and are then converted to free-propagating photons at the other end. The separation of excitation and outcoupling proves that tunneling electrons excite gap plasmons that subsequently couple to propagating plasmons. Our work shows that electron tunneling provides a nonoptical, voltage-controlled, and low-energy pathway for launching SPPs in nanostructures, such as plasmonic waveguides.     

A note on surface plasmons

We consider the dispersion of the surface plasmons in an approximate RPA. It is shown that the usual linear dependence of the frequency on the wave vector is valid in the high density limit.     

Quantum optics with surface plasmons

We describe a technique that enables strong, coherent coupling between individual optical emitters and guided plasmon excitations in conducting nanostructures at optical frequencies. We show that under realistic conditions optical emission can be almost entirely directed into the plasmon modes. As an example, we describe an application of this technique involving efficient generation of single photons on demand, in which the plasmon is efficiently outcoupled to a dielectric waveguide.     

Physical adsorption and surface plasmons

The quantum mechanical formulation of the screening of a point charge by surface plasmons is extended to describe the coupling of a fluctuating atomic dipole with a metallic surface of planar, spherical or cylindrical shape. This allows for the calculation of the nonretarded Van der Waals attraction of an atom by a solid surface in the three different geometries. Applications of the theoretical formulae are made to obtain numerical values of the dispersion energy by a spherical particle, a spherical pore, a thin film, a slot-like prore, a cylindrical fiber or a cylindrical pore.     

Ultrafast control of grating-assisted light coupling to surface plasmons

We demonstrate subpicosecond control over the coupling of free-space radiation to surface-plasmon polaritons using 830 and 500 nm period gold gratings. Thermal changes to the electron distribution following irradiation by 100 fs, 810 nm pulses produce a shift of the 570 nm plasmon resonance by ~0.75 nm with reflectivity change up to 6% and decay time of ~1 ps.     

耦合系数的线性变化对量子纠缠的调控

考虑原子－光场耦合系数随时间变化的双Jaynes－Cummings模型组成的系统,研究两原子初始处于最大纠缠态时,耦合系数的线性调制对原子纠缠的影响。结果表明：初始纠缠保持时间的长短与耦合系数的线性调制密切相关。无论是单光子过程还是双光子过程,较耦合系数为常数的情形而言,耦合系数线性调制下的初始纠缠消失的时间被大大延迟,延迟时间的长短与耦合系数线性调制的参数选择密切相关,并且在双光子过程中延迟的时间更长。     

耦合系数的线性变化对量子纠缠的调控

考虑原子-光场耦合系数随时间变化的双Jaynes-Cummings模型组成的系统,研究两原子初始处于最大纠缠态时,耦合系数的线性调制对原子纠缠的影响。结果表明：初始纠缠保持时间的长短与耦合系数的线性调制密切相关。无论是单光子过程还是双光子过程,较耦合系数为常数的情形而言,耦合系数线性调制下的初始纠缠消失的时间被大大延迟,延迟时间的长短与耦合系数线性调制的参数选择密切相关,并且在双光子过程中延迟的时间更长。     

Dielectric optical elements for surface plasmons

Basic optical elements for surface plasmons are fabricated and their functionality (focusing, refraction, and total internal reflection) is demonstrated experimentally. The optical elements consist of dielectric structures of defined geometry on top of a gold film. The working principle of these structures is discussed on the basis of calculated surface plasmon dispersion relations.