Digital electric field induced switching of plasmonic nanorods using an electro-optic fluid fiberShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: Applied Physics Letters, ISSN 0003-6951, E-ISSN 1077-3118, Vol. 111, no 22, article id 221108Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
We demonstrate the digital electric field induced switching of plasmonic nanorods between "1" and "0" orthogonal aligned states using an electro-optic fluid fiber component. We show by digitally switching the nanorods that thermal rotational diffusion of the nanorods can be circumvented, demonstrating an approach to achieve submicrosecond switching times. We also show, from an initial unaligned state, that the nanorods can be aligned into the applied electric field direction in 110 ns. The high-speed digital switching of plasmonic nanorods integrated into an all-fiber optical component may provide opportunities for remote sensing and signaling applications. © 2017 Author(s).
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. Vol. 111, no 22, article id 221108
Keywords [en]
Diffusion in liquids, Electric fields, Plasmons, Remote sensing, Switching, Digital switching, Electric-field directions, Electric-field-induced switching, Fiber components, High Speed, Rotational diffusion, Sub-microsecond, Switching time, Nanorods
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Computer and Information Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-33151DOI: 10.1063/1.5001702Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85037172859OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-33151DiVA, id: diva2:1178927
Note
Funding details: 006/12, STINT, Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education; Funding details: CNPq, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; Funding details: STINT, Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education; Funding details: VR, Vetenskapsrådet; Funding details: CONICYT, Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica; Funding details: ONR, Office of Naval Research; Funding details: CAPES, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Funding details: ONRG-NICOP-N62909-15-1-N016, ONRG, Office of Naval Research Global; Funding details: CONICYT, Consejo Nacional de Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología
2018-01-312018-01-312019-01-22Bibliographically approved