Massive surface-plasmon polaritons

authored by
Nikolai B. Chichkov, Andrey B. Evlyukhin, Boris N. Chichkov
Abstract

It is well-known that a quantum of light (photon) has a zero mass in vacuum. Entering into a medium the photon creates a quasiparticle (polariton, plasmon, surface-phonon, surface-plasmon polariton, etc.) whose rest mass is generally not zero. In this letter, devoted to the memory of Mark Stockman, we evaluate the rest mass of light-induced surface-plasmon polaritons (SPPs) and discuss an idea that collisions of two massive SPP quasiparticles can result in changes of their frequencies according to the energy and momentum conservation laws.

Organisation(s)
Institute of Quantum Optics
QuantumFrontiers
PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines
External Organisation(s)
Aston University
Type
Article
Journal
Nanophotonics
Volume
10
Pages
3777-3778
No. of pages
2
ISSN
2192-8606
Publication date
02.10.2021
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Biotechnology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2021-0293 (Access: Open)