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Hotspot-mediated ultrafast nonlinear control of multifrequency plasmonic nanoantennas

Hotspot-mediated ultrafast nonlinear control of multifrequency plasmonic nanoantennas
Hotspot-mediated ultrafast nonlinear control of multifrequency plasmonic nanoantennas
Plasmonic devices have a unique ability to concentrate and convert optical energy into a small volume. There is a tremendous interest in achieving active control of plasmon resonances, which would enable switchable hotspots for applications such as surface-enhanced spectroscopy and single molecule emission. The small footprint and strong-field confinement of plasmonic nanoantennas also holds great potential for achieving transistor-type devices for nanoscale-integrated circuits. To achieve such a functionality, new methods for nonlinear modulation are required, which are able to precisely tune the nonlinear interactions between resonant antenna elements. Here we demonstrate that resonant pumping of a nonlinear medium in a plasmonic hotspot produces an efficient transfer of optical Kerr nonlinearity between different elements of a multifrequency antenna. By spatially and spectrally separating excitation and readout, isolation of the hotspot-mediated ultrafast Kerr nonlinearity from slower, thermal effects is achieved.
physical sciences, nanotechnology, optical physics
Abb, Martina
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Wang, Yudong
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de Groot, C.H.
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Muskens, Otto L.
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Abb, Martina
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Wang, Yudong
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de Groot, C.H.
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Muskens, Otto L.
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Abb, Martina, Wang, Yudong, de Groot, C.H. and Muskens, Otto L. (2014) Hotspot-mediated ultrafast nonlinear control of multifrequency plasmonic nanoantennas. Nature Communications, 5, [4869]. (doi:10.1038/ncomms5869).

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Plasmonic devices have a unique ability to concentrate and convert optical energy into a small volume. There is a tremendous interest in achieving active control of plasmon resonances, which would enable switchable hotspots for applications such as surface-enhanced spectroscopy and single molecule emission. The small footprint and strong-field confinement of plasmonic nanoantennas also holds great potential for achieving transistor-type devices for nanoscale-integrated circuits. To achieve such a functionality, new methods for nonlinear modulation are required, which are able to precisely tune the nonlinear interactions between resonant antenna elements. Here we demonstrate that resonant pumping of a nonlinear medium in a plasmonic hotspot produces an efficient transfer of optical Kerr nonlinearity between different elements of a multifrequency antenna. By spatially and spectrally separating excitation and readout, isolation of the hotspot-mediated ultrafast Kerr nonlinearity from slower, thermal effects is achieved.

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Accepted/In Press date: 31 July 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 5 September 2014
Published date: 5 September 2014
Keywords: physical sciences, nanotechnology, optical physics
Organisations: Electronics & Computer Science, Quantum, Light & Matter Group

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Local EPrints ID: 369482
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/369482
PURE UUID: 0ec8f93a-3e6e-46e4-af06-aed11289b778
ORCID for C.H. de Groot: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3850-7101
ORCID for Otto L. Muskens: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-5504

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Date deposited: 01 Oct 2014 10:13
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:34

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Author: Martina Abb
Author: Yudong Wang
Author: C.H. de Groot ORCID iD
Author: Otto L. Muskens ORCID iD

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