Thermochromic modulation of surface plasmon polaritons in vanadium dioxide nanocomposites
T. Jostmeier, M. Mangold, J. Zimmer, H. Karl, H.J. Krenner, C. Ruppert, M. Betz, Optics Express 24 (2016).
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Jostmeier, Thorben;
Mangold, Moritz;
Zimmer, Johannes;
Karl, Helmut;
Krenner, Hubert J.;
Ruppert, Claudia;
Betz, Markus
Abstract
We propose and implement a new concept for thermochromic plasmonic elements. It is based on vanadium dioxide (VO2) nanocrystals located in the near field of surface plasmon polaritons supported by an otherwise unstructured gold thin film. When the VO2 undergoes the metal-insulator phase transition, the coupling conditions for conversion of light into propagating surface plasmon polaritons change markedly. In particular, we realize thermochromic plasmonic grating couplers with substantial switching contrast as well as tunable plasmonic couplers in a Kretschmann configuration. The use of VO2 nanocrystals permits highly repetitive switching and room temperature operation. Simulations based on the actual dielectric function of our VO2 nanocrystals agree well with the experiment.
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Optics Express
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24
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15
Article Number
17321
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Jostmeier T, Mangold M, Zimmer J, et al. Thermochromic modulation of surface plasmon polaritons in vanadium dioxide nanocomposites. Optics Express. 2016;24(15). doi:10.1364/oe.24.017321
Jostmeier, T., Mangold, M., Zimmer, J., Karl, H., Krenner, H. J., Ruppert, C., & Betz, M. (2016). Thermochromic modulation of surface plasmon polaritons in vanadium dioxide nanocomposites. Optics Express, 24(15). https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.24.017321
@article{Jostmeier_Mangold_Zimmer_Karl_Krenner_Ruppert_Betz_2016, title={Thermochromic modulation of surface plasmon polaritons in vanadium dioxide nanocomposites}, volume={24}, DOI={10.1364/oe.24.017321}, number={1517321}, journal={Optics Express}, publisher={The Optical Society}, author={Jostmeier, Thorben and Mangold, Moritz and Zimmer, Johannes and Karl, Helmut and Krenner, Hubert J. and Ruppert, Claudia and Betz, Markus}, year={2016} }
Jostmeier, Thorben, Moritz Mangold, Johannes Zimmer, Helmut Karl, Hubert J. Krenner, Claudia Ruppert, and Markus Betz. “Thermochromic Modulation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Vanadium Dioxide Nanocomposites.” Optics Express 24, no. 15 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.24.017321.
T. Jostmeier et al., “Thermochromic modulation of surface plasmon polaritons in vanadium dioxide nanocomposites,” Optics Express, vol. 24, no. 15, 2016.
Jostmeier, Thorben, et al. “Thermochromic Modulation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Vanadium Dioxide Nanocomposites.” Optics Express, vol. 24, no. 15, 17321, The Optical Society, 2016, doi:10.1364/oe.24.017321.
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