Double Slit Diffraction Experiments with Surface Plasmon Polaritons

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Abstract

Young's double slit experiment is the most famous interference experiment. Two parallel waveguides were used for producing interference patterns with Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPP), which are equivalent to a double slit diffraction experiment. SPP interference was studied using SPP tomography. A series of experiments were done changing the separation and width of the waveguides. There was a good correspondence between observed and simulated interference patterns.

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Authors

  • Kamrul Alam

    • Texas Tech University

  • Luis Grave de Peralta

    • APS
    • Texas Tech University
    • Department of Physics and Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    • Applied Physical Society
    • Texas Tech University, NanoTech Center and Department of Physics
    • Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University