Abstract
We demonstrate spatial control of optical near-fields by femtosecond phase shaping in one-dimensional plasmonic structures. The near-field images display striking temporal-phase dependence, switching between double- and single-peak images within one lattice constant. The change of the near-field distribution is studied in the time and spectral domain. The spectral composition change observed by varying the time delay between two phase-locked femtosecond pulses explains the spatial control of the near-field images. Modal expansion calculations of linear light transmission using the surface impedance boundary condition are in excellent agreement with experiments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12075-12083 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| State | Published - 4 Aug 2008 |