The interplay between localized and propagating plasmonic excitations tracked in space and time

Nano Lett. 2014 May 14;14(5):2431-5. doi: 10.1021/nl500106z. Epub 2014 Apr 9.

Abstract

In this work, the mutual coupling and coherent interaction of propagating and localized surface plasmons within a model-type plasmonic assembly is experimentally demonstrated, imaged, and analyzed. Using interferometric time-resolved photoemission electron microscopy the interplay between ultrashort surface plasmon polariton wave packets and plasmonic nanoantennas is monitored on subfemtosecond time scales. The data reveal real-time insights into dispersion and localization of electromagnetic fields as governed by the elementary modes determining the functionality of plasmonic operation units.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't