Novel instrument for surface plasmon polariton tracking in space and time
Author(s) -
M. Sandtke,
R.J.P. Engelen,
Hinco Schoenmaker,
I. Attema,
Henk Dekker,
I. Cerjak,
Jeroen P. Korterik,
F. B. Segerink,
L. Kuipers
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
review of scientific instruments
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1089-7623
pISSN - 0034-6748
DOI - 10.1063/1.2825463
Subject(s) - microscope , optics , interferometry , heterodyne (poetry) , plasmon , surface plasmon polariton , surface plasmon , microscopy , near field scanning optical microscope , photonics , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , materials science , phase (matter) , optical microscope , optoelectronics , physics , scanning electron microscope , quantum mechanics , acoustics
We describe the realization of a phase-sensitive and ultrafast near-field microscope, optimized for investigation of surface plasmon polariton propagation. The apparatus consists of a homebuilt near-field microscope that is incorporated in Mach-Zehnder-type interferometer which enables heterodyne detection. We show that this microscope is able to measure dynamical properties of both photonic and plasmonic systems with phase sensitivity.
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