Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2012
Department
Department of Physics
Abstract
The dispersion of the fundamental super mode confined along the boundary between a multilayer metal-insulator (MMI) stack and a dielectric coating is theoretically analyzed and compared to the dispersion of surface waves on a single metal-insulator (MI) boundary. Based on the classical Kretschmann setup, the MMI system is experimentally tested as an anisotropic material to exhibit plasmonic behavior and a candidate of “metametal” to engineer the preset surface plasmon frequency of conventional metals for optical sensing applications. The conditions to obtain artificial surface plasmon frequency are thoroughly studied, and the tuning of surface plasmon frequency is verified by electromagnetic modeling and experiments. The design rules drawn in this paper would bring important insights into applications such as optical lithography, nano-sensing and imaging.
Publication Title
Micromachines
Recommended Citation
Yang, R.,
Huang, X.,
&
Lu, Z.
(2012).
Arbitrary super surface modes bounded by multilayered metametal.
Micromachines,
3(1), 45-54.
http://doi.org/10.3390/mi3010045
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/1988
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© 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.3390/mi3010045