We study the physics of a new type of subwavelength nanocavities. They are based on U-shaped metal鈥搃nsulator鈥搈etal waveguides supporting the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons. The nanocavity arrays are excited by plane waves at either a normal or oblique incidence. Because of their finite length, discrete modes emerge within the nanocavity. We show that the excitation symmetry with respect to the cavity ends permits the observation of even and odd modes. Our investigations include near- and far-field simulations and predict a strong spectral far-field response of the comparably small nanoresonators. The strong near-field enhancement observed in the cavity at resonance might be suitable to increase the efficiency of nonlinear optical effects and quantum analogies and might facilitate the development of optical elements, such as active plasmonic devices.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Petschulat2010
%A Petschulat, Jörg
%A Helgert, Christian
%A Steinert, Michael
%A Bergner, Norbert
%A Rockstuhl, Carsten
%A Lederer, Falk
%A Pertsch, Thomas
%A Tünnermann, Andreas
%A Kley, Ernst-Bernhard
%D 2010
%I OSA
%J Optics Letters
%K Nanomaterials,Subwavelengthstructures nanostructures
%N 16
%P 2693
%R 10.1364/OL.35.002693
%T Plasmonic modes of extreme subwavelength nanocavities
%U http://ol.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-35-16-2693
%V 35
%X We study the physics of a new type of subwavelength nanocavities. They are based on U-shaped metal鈥搃nsulator鈥搈etal waveguides supporting the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons. The nanocavity arrays are excited by plane waves at either a normal or oblique incidence. Because of their finite length, discrete modes emerge within the nanocavity. We show that the excitation symmetry with respect to the cavity ends permits the observation of even and odd modes. Our investigations include near- and far-field simulations and predict a strong spectral far-field response of the comparably small nanoresonators. The strong near-field enhancement observed in the cavity at resonance might be suitable to increase the efficiency of nonlinear optical effects and quantum analogies and might facilitate the development of optical elements, such as active plasmonic devices.
@article{Petschulat2010,
abstract = {We study the physics of a new type of subwavelength nanocavities. They are based on U-shaped metal鈥搃nsulator鈥搈etal waveguides supporting the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons. The nanocavity arrays are excited by plane waves at either a normal or oblique incidence. Because of their finite length, discrete modes emerge within the nanocavity. We show that the excitation symmetry with respect to the cavity ends permits the observation of even and odd modes. Our investigations include near- and far-field simulations and predict a strong spectral far-field response of the comparably small nanoresonators. The strong near-field enhancement observed in the cavity at resonance might be suitable to increase the efficiency of nonlinear optical effects and quantum analogies and might facilitate the development of optical elements, such as active plasmonic devices.},
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author = {Petschulat, J\"{o}rg and Helgert, Christian and Steinert, Michael and Bergner, Norbert and Rockstuhl, Carsten and Lederer, Falk and Pertsch, Thomas and T\"{u}nnermann, Andreas and Kley, Ernst-Bernhard},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f4f219e3ca5cd5e0c215c3cbf3b6c739/isping},
doi = {10.1364/OL.35.002693},
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issn = {0146-9592},
journal = {Optics Letters},
keywords = {Nanomaterials,Subwavelengthstructures nanostructures},
month = {#aug#},
number = 16,
pages = 2693,
publisher = {OSA},
shorttitle = {Opt. Lett.},
timestamp = {2010-09-12T15:44:40.000+0200},
title = {{Plasmonic modes of extreme subwavelength nanocavities}},
url = {http://ol.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-35-16-2693},
volume = 35,
year = 2010
}