  Quantum dots optically excited in close proximity to a silver nanowire can
launch nanowire surface plasmons. The challenge related to this promising
hybrid system is to control the position of nanoemitters on the nanowire. We
report on the use of two-photon photopolymerization process to strategically
position quantum dots on nanowires at controlled sites. A parametric study of
the distance between the quantum dots and the nanowire extremity shows that
precise control of the position of the launching sites enables control of light
intensity at the wire end, through surface plasmon propagation.
