Prism coupling to 'designer' surface plasmons
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 27, 2026
07:39
Determination of the Excitation and Coupling Rates Between Light Emitters and Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Published on: July 21, 2018
A P Hibbins1, E Hendry, M J Lockyear
1Electromagnetic Materials Group, School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QL, United Kingdom. a.p.hibbins@exeter.ac.uk
Optics Express
|December 10, 2008
Abstract:
The excitation of 'designer' surface-plasmon-like modes on periodically perforated metals is demonstrated at microwave frequencies using the classical method of prism-coupling. In addition we provide a complete formalism for accurately determining the dispersion of these surface modes. Our findings fully validate the use of metamaterials to give surface plasmon-like behavior at frequencies below the visible.
