• DocumentCode
    690051
  • Title

    Absorption enhancement in 2D nanocrystal superlattices through near-field dipolar coupling: A novel optical phenomenon at the nanoscale

  • Author

    Geiregat, Pieter ; Omari, Abdoulghafar ; Justo, Yolanda ; Van Thourhout, Dries ; Hens, Zeger

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. & Chem. of Nanostruct. Group, Univ. of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate giant and broadband enhancement of the nanocrystal absorption cross section in close packed nanocrystal superlattices, which is the first report on a collective optical phenomenon in this type of self-assembled metamaterials to date.
  • Keywords
    light absorption; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical metamaterials; optical multilayers; self-assembly; superlattices; 2D nanocrystal superlattices; absorption enhancement; broadband enhancement; close packed nanocrystal superlattices; collective optical phenomenon; giant enhancement; nanocrystal absorption cross section; near-field dipolar coupling; self-assembled metamaterials; Absorption; Couplings; Nanocrystals; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical superlattices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834443