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U‐Shaped Switches for Optical Information Processing at the Nanoscale
Author(s) -
Valev Ventsislav K.,
Silhanek Alejandro V.,
De Clercq Ben,
Gillijns Werner,
Jeyaram Yogesh,
Zheng Xuezhi,
Volskiy Vladimir,
Aktsipetrov Oleg A.,
Vandenbosch Guy A. E.,
Ameloot Marcel,
Moshchalkov Victor V.,
Verbiest Thierry
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201100752
Subject(s) - plasmon , metamaterial , nanoscopic scale , materials science , optoelectronics , polarization (electrochemistry) , optical switch , nanostructure , nanophotonics , optics , nanotechnology , physics , chemistry
Information is transmitted from a beam of light to the plasmonic outputs of U‐shaped nanostructures via four distinct logical states, depending on the polarization of the incoming light. Upon coupling the output extremities of the U‐shaped switches to plasmonic metamaterial waveguides, information could be channeled through an all‐optical circuit.