AVS 54th International Symposium
    Plasmonics Topical Conference Monday Sessions
       Session PL-MoM

Invited Paper PL-MoM5
Surface Plasmon Propagation and Detection

Monday, October 15, 2007, 9:20 am, Room 619

Session: Plasmonic Nanostructures and Plasmon Manipulation
Presenter: A. Hohenau, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria
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Surface plasmons are hybrid modes of electrons and photons at the interface of a metal and a dielectric. Confinement to two dimensions, resonant field enhancement and femtosecond lifetimes are properties that boost the interest in surface plasmons in a variety of fields as meta-materials, near field optics or molecular spectroscopy. In this talk I will focus on the concepts for the realization of two-dimensional optics with surface plasmons. Basic elements for surface plasmon optics can be realized by nano-fabrication of metal surfaces or local variations of dielectric host media. I will present and discuss the peculiarities of the different approaches to achieve reflection, refraction, wave-guiding of surface plasmons as well as schemes for their integrated detection.