Fluorescence enhancement from silver nanostructures.

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Abstract

We report on experimental investigations of the fluorescence enhancement by nanotextured silver structures and its dependence on the incident light polarization and on the lateral periodicity. We find strong enhancement for TM mode polarization at smaller periods for thin spacer layers. Thicker spacer layers instead produce strong TE mode enhancement at small spacings.

*This work is supported by the Laboratory for Physical Science and an IC Postdoctoral Research Felloship.

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Authors

  • Shyhauh Guo

    • University of Maryland
    • Univ. of Maryland, College Park

  • Hung-Chih Kan

    • University of Maryland
    • Univ. of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park

  • Ray Phaneuf

    • University of Maryland
    • Univ. of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park