TY - JOUR
T1 - Light-Triggered Control of Plasmonic Refraction and Group Delay by Photochromic Molecular Switches
AU - Großmann, Malte
AU - Klick, Alwin
AU - Lemke, Christoph
AU - Falke, Julian
AU - Black, Maximilian
AU - Fiutowski, Jacek
AU - Goszczak, Arkadiusz Jaroslaw
AU - Sobolewska, Elzbieta
AU - Zillohu, Ahnaf Usman
AU - Hedayati, Mehdi Keshavarz
AU - Rubahn, Horst Guenter
AU - Faupel, Franz
AU - Elbahri, Mady
AU - Bauer, Michael
PY - 2015/8/18
Y1 - 2015/8/18
N2 - An interface supporting plasmonic switching is prepared from a gold substrate coated with a polymer film doped with photochromic molecular switches. A reversible light-induced change in the surface plasmon polariton dispersion curve of the interface is experimentally demonstrated, evidencing reversible switching of the surface plasmon polariton group and phase velocity. The switching capabilities of the interface are furthermore successfully applied to achieve focus control of a plasmonic lens. The results imply the realization of nonvolatile and reversible plasmonic switching units providing complex functionalities based on surface plasmon refraction and group delay.
AB - An interface supporting plasmonic switching is prepared from a gold substrate coated with a polymer film doped with photochromic molecular switches. A reversible light-induced change in the surface plasmon polariton dispersion curve of the interface is experimentally demonstrated, evidencing reversible switching of the surface plasmon polariton group and phase velocity. The switching capabilities of the interface are furthermore successfully applied to achieve focus control of a plasmonic lens. The results imply the realization of nonvolatile and reversible plasmonic switching units providing complex functionalities based on surface plasmon refraction and group delay.
KW - active plasmonics
KW - photochromic molecular switches
KW - plasmonic devices
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84942043438&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1021/acsphotonics.5b00315
DO - 10.1021/acsphotonics.5b00315
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84942043438
SN - 2330-4022
VL - 2
SP - 1327
EP - 1332
JO - ACS Photonics
JF - ACS Photonics
IS - 9
ER -