Multiple coupling of surface plasmons in quasiperiodic gratings
Author(s) -
Ido Dolev,
Michael Volodarsky,
Gil Porat,
Ady Arie
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.36.001584
Subject(s) - quasiperiodic function , optics , grating , surface plasmon , surface plasmon polariton , plasmon , coupling (piping) , wavelength , diffraction grating , materials science , physics , optoelectronics , condensed matter physics , metallurgy
Whereas periodic gratings enable us to couple light into a surface plasmon polariton only at a specific angle and wavelength, we show here that quasiperiodic gratings enable the coupling of light at multiple wavelengths and angles. The quasiperiodic grating can be designed in a systematic manner using the dual-grid method, thereby enabling us to control the coupling strength and grating dimensions. We verified the method experimentally by efficiently coupling light into a surface plasmon from several different illumination angles using a single quasiperiodic grating.
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