Tailoring the properties of an optical beam incident on a one dimensional metallic grating can attain a substantial control
over the excited surface plasmon polariton wave. In this work we derive the complete analytical relations between the
optical angles of incidence and the resulting surface plasmon propagation angle. These relations are demonstrated both
numerically and experimentally. Following we show that there is an optimal grating that can excite any surface plasmon
propagation angle between ±82.46 degrees and efficient polarization schemes which lead to negligible losses. Finally we
introduce a formalism that relates general surface plasmon beams to corresponding incident optical beams and using it
we demonstrate numerically a varying position surface plasmon hotspot generation.
Access to the requested content is limited to institutions that have purchased or subscribe to SPIE eBooks.
You are receiving this notice because your organization may not have SPIE eBooks access.*
*Shibboleth/Open Athens users─please
sign in
to access your institution's subscriptions.
To obtain this item, you may purchase the complete book in print or electronic format on
SPIE.org.
INSTITUTIONAL Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.
PERSONAL Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.