Title :
Electronic control of coupled defect and surface states in 2D plasmonic crystals
Author :
Dyer, Gregory C. ; Aizin, Gregory R. ; Allen, S. James ; Grine, A.D. ; Bethke, Don ; Reno, John L. ; Shaner, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Terahertz plasmonic crystals of several periods are formed from a GaAs/AlGaAs 2D electron gas. The coupling between defect and crystal surface states known as Tamm states induces a transparency in the plasmonic crystal band gap.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; defect states; gallium arsenide; photonic crystals; plasmonics; surface states; transparency; two-dimensional electron gas; 2D electron gas; GaAs-AlGaAs; Tamm states; coupled defect states; crystal surface states; electronic control; plasmonic crystal band gap; terahertz 2D plasmonic crystals; transparency; Broadband antennas; Crystals; HEMTs; MODFETs; Photonic band gap; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
