title: Near-field electrospinning of dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides.
abstract: Dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides (DLSPPWs) are typically made using nanolithography fabrication methods. In this paper we demonstrate that near-field electrospinning of polymer nanofibers directly onto a gold coated substrate can be used as an alternative method for rapid prototype fabrication of DLSPPWs. Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) have been excited directly inside the electrospun fibers using a prism in the Kretschmann-Raether configuration. A scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM) was used to characterize the propagation of the excited SPP inside the polymer fiber demonstrating the potential for using electrospun polymer fibers as SPP waveguides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, Aalborg University, Skjernvej 4A, Aalborg East, 9220, Denmark.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biagi
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Holmgaard
authors.forename: Esben
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Skovsen
mesh_terms: D017097:Electric Impedance; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012399:Rotation; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*