title: Distance dependence of the local density of states in the near field of a disordered plasmonic film.
abstract: We measure the statistical distribution of the photonic local density of states in the near field of a semicontinuous gold film. By varying the distance between the measurement plane and the film, we show that near-field confined modes play a major role in the width of the distribution. Numerical simulations in good agreement with experiments allow us to point out the influence of nonradiative decay channels at short distance.
authors: Institut Langevin, ESPCI ParisTech, CNRS, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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authors: Castanié
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authors: Krachmalnicoff
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authors: Cazé
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authors: Pierrat
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authors: De Wilde
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authors: Carminati