title: Elongation of surface plasmon polariton propagation length without gain.
abstract: We have demonstrated that an addition of highly concentrated rhodamine 6G chloride dye to the PMMA film adjacent to a silver film can cause 30% elongation of the propagation length of surface Plasmon polaritons (SPPs). The possibility to elongate the SPP propagation length without optical gain opens a new technological dimension to low-loss nanoplasmonic and metamaterials.
authors.affiliation: Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University, 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahoura
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ritzo
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Gavrilenko
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Gavrilenko
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Noginov
mesh_terms: D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D008422:Materials Testing; D008670:Metals; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D009991:Oscillometry; D017785:Photons; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D012235:Rhodamines / Q000737:chemistry; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D004396:Coloring Agents; D008670:Metals; D012235:Rhodamines; C026188:rhodamine 6G; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate