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Efficient light confinement in optical fibre tapers using plasmonics

Efficient light confinement in optical fibre tapers using plasmonics
Efficient light confinement in optical fibre tapers using plasmonics
Light confinement is limited by diffraction and the ultimate spot size is related to the light wavelength, lambda, and to the refractive index n of the medium where light is being focused. Because of its evanescent wave nature, plasmonics gain a fundamental role in sub-wavelength confinement. In fact plasmons are relatively unaffected by diffraction, can propagate for moderately long distances and can be confined well below the so-called "diffraction limit".
Ding, Ming
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Renna, Fabrizio
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Brambilla, Gilberto
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Ding, Ming
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Renna, Fabrizio
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Brambilla, Gilberto
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Ding, Ming, Renna, Fabrizio and Brambilla, Gilberto (2010) Efficient light confinement in optical fibre tapers using plasmonics. Plasmonics UK, London, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Light confinement is limited by diffraction and the ultimate spot size is related to the light wavelength, lambda, and to the refractive index n of the medium where light is being focused. Because of its evanescent wave nature, plasmonics gain a fundamental role in sub-wavelength confinement. In fact plasmons are relatively unaffected by diffraction, can propagate for moderately long distances and can be confined well below the so-called "diffraction limit".

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e-pub ahead of print date: 10 May 2010
Venue - Dates: Plasmonics UK, London, United Kingdom, 2010-05-10
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 340937
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/340937
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ORCID for Gilberto Brambilla: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-0499

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Date deposited: 11 Jul 2012 10:42
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:09

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Author: Ming Ding
Author: Fabrizio Renna
Author: Gilberto Brambilla ORCID iD

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