Metal Nanoparticle Gratings: Influence of Dipolar Particle Interaction on the Plasmon Resonance

Abstract

We probe the influence of grating effects on plasmon excitations in gold nanoparticles arranged in regular two-dimensional patterns. Samples produced by electron-beam lithography are investigated by femtosecond time-resolved and spectroscopic methods. We find a strong dependence of the plasmon lifetime and resonance wavelength on the grating constant.