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Study of surface plasmons with a scanning acoustic microscope

Journal Article · · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
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  1. Kinematishe Zellforshung, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
  2. Institute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow region (Russian Federation)
  3. Department of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow (Russian Federation)
A new technique for investigating the surface plasmons by means of a scanning acoustic microscope is proposed. Within this technique, the surface electromagnetic wave (plasmon polariton) is excited by laser radiation on one side of a metal film, while a scanning acoustic microscope excites surface acoustic waves on the other side of the film. Obtained for the first time, the acoustic images of plasmons, propagating on the grating surface, demonstrate the possibility of studying the plasmon wave field distribution by means of a scanning acoustic microscope. (nonlinear optical phenomena)
OSTI ID:
21470321
Journal Information:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 33; ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English