Title :
Chiral plasmonic films and nanoparticles
Author :
Norris, David J.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Mater. Eng. Lab., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We use template stripping to obtain metallic films and colloidal nanoparticles with chiral shape. Chiral nanoparticles, a long-standing fabrication challenge, can exhibit strong circular dichroism and non-linear optical effects, useful for sensing and signal processing.
Keywords :
chirality; circular dichroism; colloids; metallic thin films; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical films; plasmonics; chiral nanoparticles; chiral plasmonic films; chiral shape; circular dichroism; colloidal nanoparticles; long-standing fabrication challenge; metallic films; nonlinear optical effects; sensing application; signal processing; template stripping; Gold; Nanoparticles; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical signal processing; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
