Metallic particles and surfaces display diverse and complex optical properties. Examples
include the intense colors of noble metal colloids, surface plasmon resonance absorption by …

We review the principle and methodology of leakage radiation microscopy (LRM) applied to
surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs). Therefore we first analyze in detail the electromagnetic …

Recent progress in near-field optics instrumentation has led to a new class of
subwavelength optical experiments in which near-field optical microscopes are used to …

The Purcell factor F p is a key quantity in cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED) that
quantifies the coupling rate between a dipolar emitter and a cavity mode. Its simple form ${F} …

This paper describes the image formation process in optical leakage radiation microscopy of
surface plasmon-polaritons with diffraction limited spatial resolution. The comparison of …

We introduce a point-like scanning single-photon source that operates at room temperature
and offers an exceptional photostability (no blinking, no bleaching). This is obtained by …

We demonstrate “deterministic” launching of propagative quantum surface-plasmon
polaritons at freely chosen positions on gold plasmonic receptacles. This is achieved by …

We report the experimental realization of an elliptical Bragg reflector acting as an
interferometer for propagating surface plasmon (SP) waves. We investigate SP …

We study surface plasmon polariton lifetimes in two-dimensional arrays of blind holes on
gold surfaces. The lifetimes are determined from the line widths of the resonant dips …

A self??? consistent model based on the classical fieldsusceptibilities formalism has been
developed to simulate recent experiments where metallic particle chain waveguides are …