Generation and near-field imaging of Airy plasmons

We demonstrate experimentally the generation and near-field imaging of propagating Airy plasmon beams. These self-accelerating plasmons exhibit self-healing properties and enable novel applications of plasmonics and surface optical tweezers.

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Main Authors: Minovich, Alexander, Klein, Angela E., Janunts, Norik, Pertsch, Thomas, Neshev, Dragomir N., Kivshar, Yuri S.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Gratings
Optical imaging
Optical surface waves
Plasmons
Surface waves
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Summary:We demonstrate experimentally the generation and near-field imaging of propagating Airy plasmon beams. These self-accelerating plasmons exhibit self-healing properties and enable novel applications of plasmonics and surface optical tweezers.
ISSN:2160-8989
2160-9004
DOI:10.1364/qels.2011.qthq6