Gate-tuning of the surface plasmons and their optical properties

Yakov M. Strelniker*, David J. Bergman*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The macroscopic permittivity tensors of a film-shaped metamaterial medium are calculated for the case when the charge carrier concentration N0 of each constituent of the composite metamaterial varies across the film thickness. The influence of an applied gate voltage on the surface plasmon resonances and on the optical properties of such a system are studied. Both homogeneous and perforated metallic slabs are investigated. Our simulations are based on Fourier series expansion of the electric potential which reduces the problem to a truncated system of complex linear equations. It is shown that the macroscopic effective permittivity tensor, as well as other optical properties of the metamaterial, are extremely sensitive to the applied gate voltage. This can be used to construct fast switches and other optical devices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPlasmonics
Subtitle of host publicationDesign, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XX
EditorsDin Ping Tsai, Takuo Tanaka, Yu-Jung Lu
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510653788
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventPlasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XX 2022 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 21 Aug 202225 Aug 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12197
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferencePlasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XX 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period21/08/2225/08/22

Keywords

  • Faraday effect
  • Magneto-optics
  • Voigt effect
  • composite materials
  • extraordinary light transmission
  • meta-materials
  • plasmonics

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