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Published on: July 21, 2018
Common-path surface plasmon interferometer with radial polarization
Abstract:
We present a common-path surface plasmon interferometer with radial polarization. We show how the V(z) effect, the output of the microscope versus defocus z, can be derived utilizing a radially polarized illumination and a virtual annulus. The measurement of the V(z) effect gives a strong signature of the surface plasmon propagation, which is functionally related to the material properties. We discuss the advantages of using radial polarization compared to linear polarization.
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