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Near-Field Intensity Correlations in Semicontinuous Metal-Dielectric Films

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Author(s)

K Seal, A K. Sarychev, H Noh, D A. Genov, A Yamilov, Vladimir Shalaev, Z C. Ying, H Cao

Abstract

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 dielectric random systems are demonstrated.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

correlation function, light scattering, localization, near field, optical microscope, semicontinuous films, silver
Ceramics and Biomaterials

Citation

Seal, K. , Sarychev, A. , Noh, H. , Genov, D. , Yamilov, A. , Shalaev, V. , Ying, Z. and Cao, H. (2021), Near-Field Intensity Correlations in Semicontinuous Metal-Dielectric Films, Physical Review Letters (Accessed March 13, 2025)

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Created October 12, 2021