Open AccessElongation of surface plasmon polariton propagation length without gain
Author(s) -
G. Zhu,
M. Mayy,
M. Bahoura,
B. A. Ritzo,
H. V. Gavrilenko,
В. И. Гавриленко,
M. A. Noginov
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.015576
Subject(s) - surface plasmon polariton , materials science , surface plasmon , optics , elongation , metamaterial , plasmon , localized surface plasmon , surface plasmon resonance , polariton , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , physics , nanoparticle , composite material , ultimate tensile strength
We have demonstrated that an addition of highly concentrated rhodamine 6G chloride dye to the PMMA film adjacent to a silver film can cause 30% elongation of the propagation length of surface Plasmon polaritons (SPPs). The possibility to elongate the SPP propagation length without optical gain opens a new technological dimension to low-loss nanoplasmonic and metamaterials.