Comparing resonant photon tunneling via cavity modes and Tamm plasmon polariton modes in metal-coated Bragg mirrors
Journal article, 2012
Resonant photon tunneling was investigated experimentally in multilayer structures containing a high-contrast (TiO2/SiO2) Bragg mirror capped with a semitransparent gold film. Transmission via a fundamental cavity resonance was compared with transmission via the Tamm plasmon polariton resonance that appears at the interface between a metal film and a one-dimensional photonic bandgap structure. The Tamm-plasmon-mediated transmission exhibits a smaller dependence on the angle and polarization of the incident light for similar values of peak transmission, resonance wavelength, and finesse. Implications for transparent electrical contacts based on resonant tunneling structures are discussed.
Author
K. Leosson
University of Iceland
S. Shayestehaminzadeh
University of Iceland
T. K. Tryggvason
University of Iceland
A. Kossoy
University of Iceland
Björn Agnarsson
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Biological Physics
F. Magnus
University of Iceland
Uppsala University
S. Olafsson
University of Iceland
J. T. Gudmundsson
University of Iceland
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
E. B. Magnusson
University of Iceland
I. A. Shelykh
University of Iceland
Nanyang Technological University
Optics Letters
0146-9592 (ISSN) 1539-4794 (eISSN)
Vol. 37 19 4026-4028Subject Categories
Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
DOI
10.1364/OL.37.004026