Dr. Stefan Maier

Publications

29. Internal excitation and superfocusing of surface plasmon polaritons on a silver-coated optical fiber tip
W. Ding, S.R. Andrwes & S.A. Maier
Physical Review A 75 (2007) 063822

28. Clear for launch
S.A. Maier
Nature Physics 3 (2007) 301-303

27. Field enhancement within an optical fibre with a subwavelength air core
G.S. Wiederhecker, C.M.B. Cordeiro, F. Couny, F. Benabid, S.A. Maier, J.C. Knight, C.H.B. Cruz & H.L. Fragnito
Nature Photonics 1 (2007) 115-118

26. Identification of Bloch-modes in hollow-core photonic crystal fiber cladding
F. Couny, F. Benabid, P.J. Roberts, M.T. Burnett & S.A. Maier
Opt. Express 15 (2007) 325-338

25. Plasmonics: The promise of highly integrated optical devices
S.A. Maier
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 12 (2006) 1671-1677

24. Plasmonics: Metal nanostructures for subwavelength photonic devices
S.A. Maier
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 12 (2006) 1214-1220

23. Near-field optical imaging with a CdSe single nanocrystal-based active tip
Y. Sonnefraud, N. Chevalier, J.-F. Motte, S. Huant, P. Reiss, J. Bleuse, F. Chandezon, M. T. Burnett, W. Ding and S. A. Maier
Optics Express 14 (2006) 10596-10602

22. Terahertz Surface Plasmon-Polariton Propagation and Focusing on Periodically Corrugated Metal Wires
Stefan A. Maier, Steve R. Andrews, L. Martín-Moreno,2 and F. J. García-Vidal
Physical Review Letters 97 (2006) 176805

21. Modal coupling in fiber tapers decorated with metallic surface gratings
W. Ding, S. R. Andrews, T. A. Birks, and S. A. Maier
Optics Letters 31 (2006) 2556-2558

20. Terahertz pulse propagation using plasmon-polariton-like surface modes on structured conductive surfaces
Stefan A Maier and Steve R. Andrews
Applied Physics Letters 88, 251120 (2006)

19. Effective mode volume of nanoscale plasmon cavities
S.A. Maier
Journal of Optical and Quantum Electronics 38, 257 (2006) [invited]

18. Lossless propagation of electromagnetic energy with subwavelength confinement in surface plasmon polariton gap waveguides incorporating gain media
S.A. Maier
Opt. Commun. 258 (2006) 295-299

17. Plasmonic field enhancement and SERS in the effective mode volume picture
S.A. Maier
Opt. Express 14 (2006) 1957

16. Plasmonics – Towards subwavelength optical devices
S.A. Maier
Current Nanoscience 1 (2005) 17 - Invited Review

15. The new “p-n junction”: Plasmonics enables photonic access to the nanoworld
H.A. Atwater, S. Maier, A. Polman, J.A. Dionne & L. Sweatlock
MRS Bulletin 30 (2005) 385

14. Highly confined electromagnetic fields in arrays of strongly coupled Ag nanoparticles
L.A. Sweatlock, S.A. Maier, H.A. Atwater, J.J. Penninkhof, and A. Polman
Phys. Rev. B 71 (2005) 235408

13. Plasmonic: Localization and guiding of electromagnetic energy in metal/dielectric structures
S.A. Maier & H.A. Atwater
J. Appl. Phys. 98 (2005) 011101 - Invited review

12. Experimental demonstration of fiber-accessible metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides for planar energy guiding and sensing
S.A. Maier, M.D. Friedman, P.E. Barclay & O. Painter
Appl. Phys. Lett. 86 (2005) 071103

11. Low-loss fiber accessible plasmon waveguide for planar energy guiding and sensing
S.A. Maier, P.E. Barclay, T.J. Johnson, M.D. Friedman & O. Painter
Appl. Phys. Lett. 84 (2004) 3990

10. Large spectral birefringence in photoaddressable polymer films
B.L. Lachut, S.A. Maier, H.A. Atwater, M.J.A. de Dood, A. Polman, R. Hagen, S. Kostromine
Advanced Materials 16 (2004) 1764

9.  Image resolution of surface plasmon-mediated near-field focusing with planar metal films in three dimensions using finite-linewidth dipole sources
P.G. Kik, S.A. Maier, and H.A. Atwater
Phys. Rev. B 69 (2004) 045418

8.  Mega-electron-volt ion beam induced anisotropic plasmon resonance of silver nanocrystals in glass
J.J. Penninkhof, A. Polman, L.A. Sweatlock, S.A. Maier, H.A. Atwater, A.M. Vredenberg & B.J. Kooi
Appl. Phys. Lett. 83 (2003) 4137

7.  Local detection of electromagnetic energy transport below the diffraction limit in metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides
S.A. Maier, Pieter G. Kik, H.A. Atwater, S. Meltzer, E. Harel, B.E. Koel & Ari A.G. Requicha
Nature Materials 2 (2003) 229-232

6.  Optical pulse propagation in metal nanoparticle chain waveguides
S.A. Maier, P.G. Kik & H.A. Atwater
Phys. Rev. B 67 (2003) 205402

5.  Observation of coupled plasmon-polariton modes in Au nanoparticle chain waveguides of different lengths: Estimation of waveguide loss
S.A. Maier, P.G. Kik & H.A. Atwater
Appl. Phys. Lett. 81 (2002) 1714

4.  Observation of near-field coupling in metal nanoparticle chains using far-field polarization spectroscopy
S.A. Maier, M.L. Brongersma, P.G. Kik & H.A. Atwater
Phys. Rev. B 65 (2002) 193408

3.  Electromagnetic energy transport along Yagi arrays
S.A. Maier, M.L. Brongersma & H.A. Atwater
Material Science and Engineering C 19 (2002) 291-294

2.  Plasmonics - a route to nanoscale optical devices
S.A. Maier, M.L. Brongersma, P.G. Kik, S. Meltzer, A.A.G. Requicha & H.A. Atwater
Advanced Materials 13 (2001) 1501-1505

1.  Electromagnetic energy transport along arrays of closely spaced metal rods as an analogue to plasmonic devices
S.A. Maier, M.L. Brongersma & H.A. Atwater
Appl. Phys. Lett. 78 (2001) 16-18

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