The distance dependent interactions between individual noble metal nanoparticles enable active plasmonic
nanostructures with applications in microscopy, sensing and imaging. If two nanoparticles approach each other close
enough for their plasmons to couple, the resonance wavelength of the dimer red-shifts. This effect is utilized in plasmon
coupling microscopy (PCM) to resolve subdiffraction limit contacts. We apply polarization resolved PCM to monitor
changes in the orientation and interparticle separation of individual silver plasmon rulers during their lateral diffusion on
a plasma membrane. The ability to track the position of individual silver plasmon rulers and to simultaneously monitor
their rotation and separation in PCM makes plasmon ruler probes for the local structure of the supporting membrane.
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