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NANOSTRUCTURED LB FILMS AND EMISSION LIGHT DUE TO MULTIPLE SURFACE PLASMON EXCITATIONS IN THE KRETSCHMANN CONFIGURATION

FUTAO KANEKO

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-8050, Niigata 950-2181, Japan

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MITSURU TERAKADO

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-8050, Niigata 950-2181, Japan

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TOSHIHARU SATO

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-8050, Niigata 950-2181, Japan

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HIROTSUGI HATAKEYAMA

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-8050, Niigata 950-2181, Japan

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WATARU SAITO

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-8050, Niigata 950-2181, Japan

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KAZUNARI SHINBO

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-8050, Niigata 950-2181, Japan

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KEIZO KATO

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-8050, Niigata 950-2181, Japan

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TAKASHI WAKAMATSU

Department of Electrical Engineering, Ibaraki National College of Technology, Nakane 866, Hitachinaka 312-8508, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219581X02000413Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Surface plasmon (SP) excitations have been investigated in the attenuated total reflection (ATR) Kretschmann configuration of prism/metal/Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films containing dyes. The emission light through the prism was observed using direct irradiation of a laser beam from air to the LB films, i.e., reverse irradiation. The emission intensities depend on the emission angles through the prism, nanostructure of metal and LB films, dye molecules, separation between metal and dye molecules, interactions of dye molecules, etc. The spectra is strongly depended on the emission angles, and the emission light was caused by multiple SP excitations. Nanostructured devices of LB films using SP excitations are described.

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