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Chalcogenide glasses in active plasmonics
Author(s) -
Sámson Zsolt L.,
Yen ShihChiang,
MacDonald Kevin F.,
Knight Kenton,
Li Shufeng,
Hewak Daniel W.,
Tsai DinPing,
Zheludev Nikolay I.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
physica status solidi (rrl) – rapid research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1862-6270
pISSN - 1862-6254
DOI - 10.1002/pssr.201004252
Subject(s) - chalcogenide , plasmon , materials science , optoelectronics , surface plasmon polariton , nanotechnology , surface plasmon , modulation (music) , interface (matter) , optics , physics , acoustics , capillary number , capillary action , composite material
The phase‐change technology behind rewritable optical disks and the latest generation of electronic memories can also offer high contrast plasmonic switching functionality. Numerical simulations illustrate the extent of this potential while preliminary experiments show that a silver/gallium‐lanthanum‐sulphide interface can support surface plasmon‐polaritons and demonstrate the principle of plasmonic modulation through reversible photo‐induced changes in the chalcogenide. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)