Fluctuations of the local density of states probe localized surface plasmons on disordered metal films.
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We measure the statistical distribution of the local density of optical states (LDOS) on disordered semicontinuous metal films. We show that LDOS fluctuations exhibit a maximum in a regime where fractal clusters dominate the film surface. These large fluctuations are a signature of surface-plasmon localization on the nanometer scale.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 105 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010