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Toward Bloch Surface Wave-Assisted Spectroscopy in the Mid-Infrared Region

Smolik, Grégoire M.
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Descharmes, Nicolas
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Herzig, Hans Peter
February 7, 2018
ACS Photonics

We present the first observation of Bloch surface waves in the mid-infrared spectral range. Bloch surface waves are electromagnetic states that can propagate at the interface between a continuous dielectric medium and a periodic stack of materials. We designed a mid-infrared multilayer optical element specifically for this purpose. The structure is made of successive layers of ZnSe and YbF3 deposited on a CaF2 substrate. Surface waves can be coupled into this structure from 6.6 to 10.6 μm. We characterized the optical properties of the fabricated element using a tunable quantum cascade laser centered around 7.85 μm. We believe that Bloch surface wave based platforms are very promising components for surface sensing and spectroscopic applications in the mid-infrared.

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DOI
10.1021/acsphotonics.7b01315
Author(s)
Smolik, Grégoire M.
Descharmes, Nicolas
Herzig, Hans Peter
Date Issued

2018-02-07

Published in
ACS Photonics
Volume

5

Issue

4

Start page

1164

End page

1170

Subjects

Bloch surface waves

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mid-infrared

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surface spectroscopy

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surface wave

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