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Rapid laser prototyping of plasmonic components

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Renewed and growing interest in the field of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) comes from a rapid advance of nanostructuring technologies. In this paper, we will report on the application of two-photon polymerization (2PP) technique for the fabrication of dielectric SPP-structures, which can be used for localization, guiding, and manipulation of SPPs on a subwavelength scale. This technology is based on nonlinear absorption of near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses. Resolutions down to 100 nm (and even better) are already achievable. Characterization of these structures is performed by leakage radiation microscopy. 2PP allows the fabrication of dielectric waveguides, splitters, and couplers directly on metal surfaces. The dielectric structures on metal films are demonstrated to be very efficient for the excitation of SPPs. Using these structures, one can achieve excitation and focusing of the resulting plasmon field.

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  1. Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany

    C. Reinhardt, R. Kiyan, S. Passinger, A.L. Stepanov, A. Ostendorf & B.N. Chichkov

  2. Kazan Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sibirsky Trakt 10/7, 420029, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation

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Reinhardt, C., Kiyan, R., Passinger, S. et al. Rapid laser prototyping of plasmonic components. Appl. Phys. A 89, 321–325 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4118-2

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