Title :
Ultrafast metamaterial optical modulator
Author :
Neira, A. ; Wurtz, Gunther ; Ginzburg, Pavel ; Zayats, Anatoly V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., King´s Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
In plasmonic metamaterials, light is usually coupled to surface plasmon-like modes that allow modification of both linear optical properties and enhance the metamaterial´s effective nonlinearities. Recently plasmonic metamaterials based on nanorod arrays and split-ring resonators have indeed shown a strong and fast nonlinear behaviour. These fast nonlinearities have been attributed to the fast relaxation time of the conduction electrons in metals.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; nanorods; nonlinear optics; optical metamaterials; optical modulation; optical resonators; plasmonics; surface plasmons; conduction electron; linear optical properties; metamaterial effective nonlinearity; nanorod arrays; plasmonic metamaterials; relaxation time; split-ring resonators; surface plasmon-like modes; ultrafast metamaterial optical modulator; Metamaterials; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Plasmons; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801872
