Efficient out-coupling and beaming of Tamm optical states via surface plasmon polariton excitation

Martin Lopez Garcia; Y. -L. D. Ho; Mike P C Taverne; Lifeng Chen; M. M. Murshidy; A. P. Edwards; M. Y. Serry; A. M. Adawi; J. G. Rarity; R. Oulton

doi:10.1063/1.4882180

Efficient out-coupling and beaming of Tamm optical states via surface plasmon polariton excitation

Martin Lopez Garcia, Y. -L. D. Ho, Mike P C Taverne, Lifeng Chen, M. M. Murshidy, A. P. Edwards, M. Y. Serry, A. M. Adawi, J. G. Rarity, R. Oulton

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Abstract

We present evidence of optical Tamm states to surface plasmon polariton (SPP) coupling. We experimentally demonstrate that for a Bragg stack with a thin metal layer on the surface, hybrid Tamm-SPP modes may be excited when a grating on the air-metal interface is introduced. Out-coupling via the grating to free space propagation is shown to enhance the transmission as well as the directionality and polarization selection for the transmitted beam. We suggest that this system will be useful on those devices, where a metallic electrical contact as well as beaming and polarization control is needed. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.

Original language	English
Article number	231116
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	104
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4882180
Publication status	Published - 9 Jun 2014

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MODES
PROPAGATION

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Efficient out-coupling and beaming of Tamm optical states via surface plasmon polariton excitation. / Lopez Garcia, Martin; Ho, Y. -L. D.; Taverne, Mike P C; Chen, Lifeng; Murshidy, M. M.; Edwards, A. P.; Serry, M. Y.; Adawi, A. M.; Rarity, J. G.; Oulton, R.

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Efficient out-coupling and beaming of Tamm optical states via surface plasmon polariton excitation

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