title: Enhancement of spatial coherence by surface plasmons.
abstract: We report on a method to generate a stationary interference pattern from two independent optical sources, each illuminating a single slit in Young's interference experiment. The pattern arises as a result of the action of surface plasmons traveling between subwavelength slits milled in a metal film. The visibility of the interference pattern can be manipulated by tuning the wavelength of one of the optical sources.
authors: Huygens Laboratory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Kuzmin
authors: G W
authors: GW
authors: 't Hooft
authors: E R
authors: ER
authors: Eliel
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Gbur
authors: H F
authors: HF
authors: Schouten
authors: T D
authors: TD
authors: Visser