Enhanced nonlinear optical effects with a tapered plasmonic waveguide.
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چکیده
Infrared surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) are concentrated in a laterally tapered planar Ag waveguide. The near field of SPPs excited with 1490 nm light at a Ag-sapphire interface is probed using the photoluminescence of upconverted Er ions at 550 and 660 nm. SPP interference patterns are observed that exhibit clear evidence of SPP concentration toward the taper end. The concentration leads to an enhancement of the upconversion luminescence intensity from Er energy levels that are populated by multiphoton processes.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Nano letters
دوره 7 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007