Chinese Physics B, Volume. 29, Issue 8, (2020)

Quantization of electromagnetic modes and angular momentum on plasmonic nanowires

Guodong Zhu1, Yangzhe Guo1, Bin Dong2、†, and Yurui Fang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Electron, and Ion Beams (Ministry of Education); School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 6024, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of New Energy and Rare Earth Resource Utilization of State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Key Laboratory of Photosensitive Materials & Devices of Liaoning Province, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian 116600, China
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    Quantum theory of surface plasmons is very important for studying the interactions between light and different metal nanostructures in nanoplasmonics. In this work, using the canonical quantization method, the SPPs on nanowires and their orbital and spin angular momentums are investigated. The results show that the SPPs on nanowire carry both orbital and spin momentums during propagation. Later, the result is applied to the plasmonic nanowire waveguide to show the agreement of the theory. The study is helpful for the nano wire based plasmonic interactions and the quantum information based optical circuit in the future.

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    Paper Information

    Received: May. 2, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2021

    The Author Email: Dong Bin (yrfang@dlut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/ab9698

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