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Coupling of light from an optical fiber taper into silver nanowires

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arxiv 0906.0405 v1 pith:QE63HM3X submitted 2009-06-02 physics.optics

classification physics.optics
keywords couplingnanowiresfiberlightopticaltaperplasmonsilver
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We report the coupling of photons from an optical fiber taper to surface plasmon modes of silver nanowires. The launch of propagating plasmons can be realized not only at ends of the nanowires, but also at the midsection. The degree of the coupling can be controlled by adjusting the light polarization. In addition, we present the coupling of light into multiple nanowires from a single optical fiber taper simultaneously. Our demonstration offers a novel method for optimizing plasmon coupling into nanoscale metallic waveguides and promotes the realization of highly integrated plasmonic devices.

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