Extraordinary magnetoplasmonic effect in SPPMOKE configuration

Rémi Vincent (1) , Hugues Marinchio (2) , Juan José Saenz (3) , Remi Carminati (4)

1 LNIO - Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d'Instrumentation Optique
2 PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres
3 Donostia International Physics Center - DIPC (SPAIN)
4 IL - Institut Langevin - Ondes et Images (UMR7587)

An as yet unexploited Magneto Optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) at evanescent distance from a surface is introduced. In the case of a magnetic particle-metallic surface system, an extraordinary intensity is discovered and fully explained by the excitation of Surface Plasmon Polariton.

Domaines: Optique / photonique

Rémi Vincent, Hugues Marinchio, Juan José Saenz, Remi Carminati. Extraordinary magnetoplasmonic effect in SPPMOKE configuration. CLEO 2013, Jun 2013, San Jose, United States. ⟨hal-02860725⟩