Optical modulation of surface plasmon-polariton coupling in a gallium/aluminium composite
Optical modulation of surface plasmon-polariton coupling in a gallium/aluminium composite
We report on the use of a reversible nanoscale light-induced structural transformation in a new type of gallium/aluminium composite material interfaced with a dielectric to control the efficiency with which light is coupled to a surface plasmon-polariton wave at the interface, and thereby the optical reflectivity of the interface. An optical fluence of just a few mJ/cm is sufficient to significantly modulate the composite's dielectric properties and thereby to provide high-contrast nonlinear optical and plasmonic switching functionality on a nano- to microsecond timescale, for signals in the visible and near infrared wavelength ranges.
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MacDonald, K.F.
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Krasavin, A.V.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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October 2007
MacDonald, K.F.
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Krasavin, A.V.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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MacDonald, K.F., Krasavin, A.V. and Zheludev, N.I.
(2007)
Optical modulation of surface plasmon-polariton coupling in a gallium/aluminium composite.
Optics Communications, 278 (1), .
(doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2007.06.010).
Abstract
We report on the use of a reversible nanoscale light-induced structural transformation in a new type of gallium/aluminium composite material interfaced with a dielectric to control the efficiency with which light is coupled to a surface plasmon-polariton wave at the interface, and thereby the optical reflectivity of the interface. An optical fluence of just a few mJ/cm is sufficient to significantly modulate the composite's dielectric properties and thereby to provide high-contrast nonlinear optical and plasmonic switching functionality on a nano- to microsecond timescale, for signals in the visible and near infrared wavelength ranges.
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Published date: October 2007
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