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Enhanced optical bistability with film-coupled plasmonic nanocubes

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Argyropoulos, C; Ciracì, C; Smith, DR
Published in: Applied Physics Letters
October 2, 2014

Colloidally synthesized nanocubes strongly coupled to conducting films hold great promise for enhancing different nonlinear optical processes. They exhibit a robust and sensitive scattering response that can be easily controlled by their geometrical and material parameters. Strong local field enhancement is generated at the gap regions between the nanocubes and the metallic film. We show that strong optical bistability and all-optical switching behavior can be obtained by loading these nanogaps with Kerr nonlinear materials. Relatively low input intensities are required to obtain these nonlinear effects. The proposed design can lead to efficient, low-power, and ultrafast all-optical memories and scattering nanoswitches.

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Applied Physics Letters

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0003-6951

Publication Date

October 2, 2014

Volume

104

Issue

6

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 10 Technology
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
 

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Argyropoulos, C., Ciracì, C., & Smith, D. R. (2014). Enhanced optical bistability with film-coupled plasmonic nanocubes. Applied Physics Letters, 104(6). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4866048
Argyropoulos, C., C. Ciracì, and D. R. Smith. “Enhanced optical bistability with film-coupled plasmonic nanocubes.” Applied Physics Letters 104, no. 6 (October 2, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4866048.
Argyropoulos C, Ciracì C, Smith DR. Enhanced optical bistability with film-coupled plasmonic nanocubes. Applied Physics Letters. 2014 Oct 2;104(6).
Argyropoulos, C., et al. “Enhanced optical bistability with film-coupled plasmonic nanocubes.” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 104, no. 6, Oct. 2014. Scopus, doi:10.1063/1.4866048.
Argyropoulos C, Ciracì C, Smith DR. Enhanced optical bistability with film-coupled plasmonic nanocubes. Applied Physics Letters. 2014 Oct 2;104(6).

Published In

Applied Physics Letters

DOI

ISSN

0003-6951

Publication Date

October 2, 2014

Volume

104

Issue

6

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 10 Technology
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences