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Pump-probe optical switching in prism-coupled Au:SiO2 nanocomposite waveguide film

Authors :
Won-Mok Kim
Soonil Lee
Sunghun Cho
Taek-Sung Lee
Kyeong Seok Lee
Source :
Applied Physics Letters. 91:141905
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
AIP Publishing, 2007.

Abstract

The resonance properties due to the surface plasmon excitation of metal nanoparticles make the nanocomposite films promising for various applications such as optical switching devices. In spite of the well-known ultrasensitive operation of optical switches based on a guided wave, the application of nanocomposite film has inherent limitation originating from the excessive optical loss related to the surface plasmon resonance. In this study, we address this problem and present the experimental and theoretical analyses on the pump-probe optical switching in prism-coupled Au(1vol%):SiO2 nanocomposite waveguide film.

Details

ISSN :
10773118 and 00036951
Volume :
91
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Applied Physics Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........c6fc84fefed6fe4c917e4ea76157c883
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2795338