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Excitation of Dark Plasmons in Metal Nanoparticles by a Localized Emitter

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: We study theoretically a dipole emitter placed near a metal nanoparticle and near small chains of two and three nanoparticles. The emitter can efficiently excite dark, or nonradiative, surface-plasmon modes in the nanostructures, in addition to the well-known bright modes. In the case of coupled nanoparticles, the origins of the bright and dark modes can be understood in the context of plasmon hybridization. Excitation of dark modes in nanoparticle chains allows for subwavelength guiding of optical energy with no radiative losses and thus with improved propagation lengths.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.107401

Authors: Mingzhao Liu, Tae-Woo Lee, Stephen K. Gray, Philippe Guyot-Sionnest, Matthew Pelton

Institutions: Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago, Center for Nanoscale Materials

Language: English

Topic: Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2078283054

FWCI: 10.32

Cites: 25

Cited by: 232

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