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Otto-coupled surface plasmons in a liquid crystal cell

Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 171102 (2009); doi:10.1063/1.3242363

Published 26 October 2009

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Lizhen Ruan, Fuzi Yang, and J. R. Sambles
Electro-Magnetic Materials, School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QL, United Kingdom
Surface plasmons on silver in the visible domain are excited using a several micron thick layer of liquid crystal as the optical tunnel barrier. This thickness is possible when the orientation of the director in the liquid crystal varies from homeotropic at the entrance surface (against the coupling prism) to homogeneous on the thick silver layer at the other side of the cell, with the director tilting in a plane normal to the plane of incidence. This geometry also allows the excitation of guided modes, which mixes with the surface plasmon resonance. Both types of mode are then explored as a function of applied voltage. ©2009 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 10 July 2009; accepted 11 September 2009; published 26 October 2009
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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords
PACS
  • 61.30.Gd
    Orientational order of liquid crystals in electric and magnetic fields
  • 68.55.-a
    Thin film structure and morphology
  • 78.68.+m
    Optical properties of surfaces
  • 73.20.Mf
    Collective excitations (surface/interface states)
  • YEAR: 2009

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