Plasmonic nanoarcs: a versatile platform with tunable localized surface plasmon resonances in octave intervals

Abstract

The tunability of the longitudinal localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) of metallic nanoarcs is demonstrated with key relationships identified between geometric parameters of the arcs and their resonances in the infrared. The wavelength of the LSPRs is tuned by the mid-arc length of the nanoarc. The ratio between the attenuation of the fundamental and second order LSPRs is governed by the nanoarc central angle. Beneficial for plasmonic enhancement of harmonic generation, these two resonances can be tuned independently to obtain octave intervals through the design of a non-uniform arc-width profile. Because the character of the fundamental LSPR mode in nanoarcs combines an electric and a magnetic dipole, plasmonic nanoarcs with tunable resonances can serve as versatile building blocks for chiroptical and nonlinear optical devices.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
10.1364/oe.403728

Entities

People

  • Andrew P. Lawson
  • Chase T Ellis
  • Hans A. Bechtel
  • Joseph G Tischler
  • Kunyi Zhang
  • Matthew S. Davis
  • Oded Rabin
  • Thomas E Murphy

Organizations

  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of Maryland

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.