Field correlations in surface plasmon speckle
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Working paper
Author(s)
Foreman, Matthew R
Type
Working Paper
Abstract
In this work fluctuations in the electric field of surface plasmon polaritons undergoing random scattering on a rough metallic surface are considered. A rigorous closed form analytic expression is derived describing second order correlations in the resulting plasmon speckle pattern assuming statistically stationary and isotropic roughness. Partially coherent planar Schell-model source fields can also be described within the developed framework. Behaviour of the three-dimensional degree of cross polarisation and spectral degree of coherence is also discussed. Expressions derived take full account of dissipation in the metal with non-universal behaviour exhibited within the correlation length of the surface and source fields.
Date Issued
2019-06-08
Citation
2019
ISSN
2045-2322
Publisher
arXiv
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Author(s).
Sponsor
Royal Society
The Royal Society
Identifier
https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.00681v2
Grant Number
University Research Fellowship
UF150335
Subjects
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
LEAKAGE RADIATION MICROSCOPY
NEAR-FIELD
SPATIAL COHERENCE
THIN-FILMS
SCATTERING
WAVES
STATISTICS
DENSITY
STATES
LIGHT
Publication Status
Published