title: Quantitative analysis of surface plasmon interaction with silver nanoparticles.
abstract: The present insight into plasmon effects on the nanoscale seems sufficiently advanced to allow the development of surface-plasmon-polariton- (SPP-) based optical devices. Therefore quantitative information describing SPP phenomena is required. We investigate a SPP beam splitter constituted by silver nanoparticles on a silver thin film, fabricated by electron-beam lithography. We acquire quantitative information on the beam splitter performance by monitoring SPP leakage radiation, yielding SPP reflection, transmission, and scattering efficiencies.
authors: Erwin Schrödinger Institute for Nanoscale Research, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, A-8010 Graz, Austria. andrey.stepanov@uni-graz.at
authors: Andrey L
authors: AL
authors: Stepanov
authors: Joachim R
authors: JR
authors: Krenn
authors: Harald
authors: H
authors: Ditlbacher
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Hohenau
authors: Aurelien
authors: A
authors: Drezet
authors: Bernhard
authors: B
authors: Steinberger
authors: Alfred
authors: A
authors: Leitner
authors: Franz R
authors: FR
authors: Aussenegg
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012834:Silver