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2005

Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy

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Near-Field Intensity Correlations In Semicontinuous Metal Films, K. Seal, H. Noh, Alexey Yamilov, A. K. Sarchev, D. A. Genov, V. M. Shalaev, Z. C. Ying, Hui Cao Jan 2005

Near-Field Intensity Correlations In Semicontinuous Metal Films, K. Seal, H. Noh, Alexey Yamilov, A. K. Sarchev, D. A. Genov, V. M. Shalaev, Z. C. Ying, Hui Cao

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Spatial intensity correlation functions of semicontinuous metal-dielectric films of varying metal concentration, p, were obtained from near-field microscopy. The data shows a transition from propagation to localization and back to propagation of optical excitations with increase in p.


Near-Field Intensity Correlations In Semicontinuous Metal-Dielectric Films, K. Seal, A. K. Sarychev, H. Noh, D. A. Genov, Alexey Yamilov, V. M. Shalaev, Z. C. Ying, Hui Cao Jan 2005

Near-Field Intensity Correlations In Semicontinuous Metal-Dielectric Films, K. Seal, A. K. Sarychev, H. Noh, D. A. Genov, Alexey Yamilov, V. M. Shalaev, Z. C. Ying, Hui Cao

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Spatial intensity correlation functions are obtained from near-field scanning optical microscope measurements of semicontinuous metal-dielectric films. The concentration of metal particles on a dielectric surface is varied over a wide range to control the scattering strength. At low and high metal coverages where scattering is weak, the intensity correlation functions exhibit oscillations in the direction of incident light due to excitation of propagating surface waves. In the intermediate regime of metal concentration, the oscillatory behavior is replaced by a monotonic decay as a result of strong scattering and anomalous absorption. Significant differences in the near-field intensity correlations between metallic and …