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Excitation of coherent plasmon modes in a polymer structure with side resonators

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A plasmonic polymer composed of dumbbell resonator (DBR) molecules was synthesized. The DBRs were connected with each other through slits that act as chemical bonds, resulting in a strong exchange current interaction between these DBRs. The polymer structure has side atoms connected to the backbone. A TM wave can be coupled into these side atoms, and a coherent plasmon wave can be excited along the polymer chain. This introduces a resonance peak in the optical transmission spectrum. The dispersion property of such a coherent mode agrees well with the theoretical calculation results.

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    Cong Zhu, Hui Liu, Chong Sheng, Fei Gao, Qiang Wang & ShiNing Zhu

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Zhu, C., Liu, H., Sheng, C. et al. Excitation of coherent plasmon modes in a polymer structure with side resonators. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 56, 1–6 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-013-5028-x

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