Dirac Phase interferometer in a plasmonic waveguide

TL;DR

This paper predicts a novel quantum phase effect for plasmon waves in metallic waveguides influenced by static magnetic fields, which can be observed experimentally and differs from traditional magneto-plasmonic phenomena.

Contribution

It introduces a Dirac phase effect in plasmonic waveguides caused by static magnetic fields, a phenomenon not previously described in magneto-plasmonics.

Findings

The phase shift is significant enough for experimental detection.

The effect is distinct from conventional magneto-plasmonic phenomena.

The phenomenon is grounded in quantum mechanics principles.

Abstract

By viewing plasmon waves in metallic waveguides as propagating electric and magnetic dipoles we show that according to laws of quantum mechanics they will acquire additional phase when propagating through space with static magnetic field. The new effect is physically different from conventional magneto-plasmonic phenomena and is sufficiently strong to observe it under routinely accessible experimental conditions.