DocumentCode
1770225
Title
Active plasmonics with surface acoustic waves: Dynamic electro-mechanical control over a surface plasmon polariton launcher
Author
Ruppert, Claudia ; Forster, Frederike ; Zrenner, Artur ; Kinzel, Joerg B. ; Wixforth, Achim ; Krenner, Hubert J. ; Betz, Markus
Author_Institution
Exp. Phys. 2, Tech. Univ. Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
500 MHz surface acoustic waves travel across a commensurate plasmonic grating coupler. A stroboscopic optical technique shows that the dynamic surface deformation deliberately modulates the coupler´s efficiency by +/-2% during the ~ 2ns acoustic cycle.
Keywords
acousto-optical modulation; deformation; diffraction gratings; electromechanical effects; optical couplers; plasmonics; polaritons; stroboscopes; surface acoustic wave couplers; surface plasmons; acoustic cycle; active plasmonics; commensurate plasmonic grating coupler; coupler efficiency; dynamic electromechanical control; dynamic surface deformation; frequency 500 MHz; stroboscopic optical technique; surface acoustic waves; surface plasmon polariton launcher; Gratings; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Surface acoustic waves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6988809
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