Surface plasmon polariton microscope with parabolic reflectors
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Determination of the Excitation and Coupling Rates Between Light Emitters and Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Published on: July 21, 2018
Aurelien Drezet1, Daniel Koller, Andreas Hohenau
1Institute of Physics and Erwin Schrödinger, Institute for Nanoscale Research, Karl-Franzens-University, Universitätsplatz 5, 8010 Graz, Austria. drezet@isis-ulp.org
Abstract:
We report the realization of a two-dimensional optical microscope for surface plasmons polaritons (SPPs) based on parabolic Bragg mirrors. These mirrors are built from lithographically fabricated gold nanostructures on gold thin films. We show by direct imaging by leakage radiation microscopy that the magnification power of the SPP microscope follows basic predictions of geometrical optics. Spatial resolution down to the value set by the diffraction limit is demonstrated.

