Porosity effect on surface plasmon resonance from metallic sculptured thin films

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    Abstract

    When a sculptured thin film (STF), made of a metal and ≤ 50 nm thick, is used in lieu of a dense layer of metal in the Kretschmann configuration, experimental data for a STF comprising parallel tilted nanowires shows that a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) can still be excited. As the porosity of the chosen STF increases, experimental data and numerical simulations indicate the SPR dip with respect to the angle of incidence of the exciting plane wave widens and eventually disappears, leaving behind a a vestigial peak near the onset to the total-internal-reflection regime.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNanostructured Thin Films
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 21 Nov 2008
    EventNanostructured Thin Films - San Diego, CA, United States
    Duration: 13 Aug 200814 Aug 2008

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume7041
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X

    Conference

    ConferenceNanostructured Thin Films
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySan Diego, CA
    Period13/08/0814/08/08

    Keywords

    • Columnar thin film
    • Surface plasmon resonance

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Computer Science Applications
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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