{"title":"Hot carrier devices using novel alloys and substrates","authors":"J. Munday","doi":"10.1117/12.2594386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594386","url":null,"abstract":"High conductivity metals have long been the material of choice for traditional electronics, and over the past two decades low-loss metals have led to many novel optical devices and structures as a result of plasmonic confinement. As these fields merge, metal optoelectronics using hot carrier effects may pave the way for new device architectures with improved flexibility, frequency response, and ultrafast time-dynamics. In this presentation, we will discuss our recent work building hot electron photodetectors for NIR detection using Si and metal oxides, improved response using nanoscale metal alloys, and time-resolved ultrafast detection via pump-probe techniques exploiting surface plasmon excitation. Further, we will show how the incorporation of index near zero (INZ) substrates can lead to nearly 100% absorption in thin metal films, providing a new platform for hot electron devices. We will conclude with an outlook and discuss future possibilities with these novel material systems.","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124517927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plasmonic hot carriers: materials and devices","authors":"G. Tagliabue","doi":"10.1117/12.2593400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593400","url":null,"abstract":"Due to their tunable light absorption characteristics and ability to generate hot carriers, plasmonic-metal nanostructures offer unique opportunities for light energy harnessing and conversion devices, from photodetectors to photoelectrochemical cells. In this talk I will show examples of functional devices and discuss in-depth the underlying physical mechanisms, with a special attention to the role of the metal properties. In particular, I will report recent results on ultrafast dynamics of hot holes as well as solid-state investigation of copper-based systems and I will discuss new opportunities for material synthesis and solar-energy storage applications.","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114887520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surface plasmon enhanced strong exciton-photon coupling of semiconductor nanowires","authors":"Qing Zhang","doi":"10.1117/12.2594566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594566","url":null,"abstract":"Exploring exciton-polariton effects in low dimensional semiconductors with large oscillation strength provides solutions to develop low threshold lasers and low-energy consumption, fast photonic interconnections. In this talk, I will introduce our recent results on surface plasmon enhanced exciton-polariton of perovskite nanowires. We find that Rabi splitting energy of MAPbBr3 nanowires is enhanced by 40% by adopting a semiconductor nanwire/dielectric/Ag film sandwich structure. A Rabi splitting energy up to 595 meV is achieved as the dielectric thickness is 5 nm. Later, we demonstrated a room temperature, low-threshold green plasmonic laser in the same configuration.","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128851299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent progress in liquid-crystal-tunable dielectric metasurfaces","authors":"I. Staude","doi":"10.1117/12.2595146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595146","url":null,"abstract":"Typically, the functionality of an optical metasurface is “hard‐coded” in its fabricated design. However, it is highly desirable to dynamically tune or even freely program the metasurface functionality also after fabrication. Recently, we have demonstrated strong active tuning of spatially homogeneous Mie‐resonant silicon metasurface by integration into nematic liquid crystal cells. This talk will review our recent advances in this field. In particular, examples of dynamic wavefront control and emission pattern tuning will be discussed. Our results can be of interest for the realization of future metasurface-based devices that can be dynamically reconfigured on demand.","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121702136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Linear polarization conversion at the theoretical limit using a Toroidal metasurface","authors":"Po-Sheng Huang, Amir Hassanfiroozi, P. Wu","doi":"10.1117/12.2594459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594459","url":null,"abstract":"Metasurface enables controlling the light properties at will by structuring sub-wavelength unit elements. Among feasible applications, polarization control plays a vital role in communication, quantum optics, and imaging. Due to the Joule loss issue, the polarization conversion efficiency for the plasmonic metasurfaces operating at NIR region is usually lower than 10% [1]. In this work, we innovate a metasurface design to enhance the polarization conversion efficiency [2]. A S-shaped plasmonic metasurface with a toroidal dipole-quadrupole coupling response is used to push the polarization conversion efficiency to 22.9% that is very close to the theoretical conversion limit 25% [3].","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116621421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Krachmalnicoff, Camilo R. Perez de la Vega, K. Chevrier, Y. D. Wilde, J. Benoit, C. Symonds, A. Gassenq, J. Bellessa
{"title":"Weak and strong coupling in plasmon mediated fluorescent emitter interaction","authors":"V. Krachmalnicoff, Camilo R. Perez de la Vega, K. Chevrier, Y. D. Wilde, J. Benoit, C. Symonds, A. Gassenq, J. Bellessa","doi":"10.1117/12.2595150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595150","url":null,"abstract":"In the weak coupling regime of light-matter interaction, the spontaneous emission of a fluorescent emitter can be tuned by placing it in a nanostructured environment such as plasmonic structures. In the strong coupling regime, the hybridization of the emitters with surface plasmons generates spatially extended coherent states called polaritons. These states span over a coherence length of several microns. We show how fluorescent quantum dots weakly coupled to a surface plasmon interact with J-aggregated organic molecules strongly coupled with a surface plasmon. We study how such interaction changes by tuning the wavelength of the quantum dots along the polariton bands.","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128825436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chia-Hsiang Lin, Yu Sheng Chen, Jhao-Ting Lin, Yi Cheng, Amir Hassanfiroozi, H. Wu, H. Kuo, R. Sokhoyan, G. K. Shirmanesh, Wen‐Hui Cheng, H. Atwater, P. Wu
{"title":"Toward high-performance plasmonic metasurfaces: from forward to inverse design approach","authors":"Chia-Hsiang Lin, Yu Sheng Chen, Jhao-Ting Lin, Yi Cheng, Amir Hassanfiroozi, H. Wu, H. Kuo, R. Sokhoyan, G. K. Shirmanesh, Wen‐Hui Cheng, H. Atwater, P. Wu","doi":"10.1117/12.2594174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594174","url":null,"abstract":"In this talk, I will present two strategies to realize high-performance metasurfaces. Firstly, by introducing the generalized kerker condition to the plasmonic metasurface, we acquired a circular cross-polarization conversion efficiency higher than 50% in transmission at telecom wavelengths. We also demonstrated a couple of meta-devices with record operating efficiency based on the proposed metasurface. Secondly, I will introduce the Monte Carlo tree search (MCTS) algorithm combined with unsupervised clustering for the inverse design of metasurfaces. With the proposed method, we realized a beam steering metasurface, which is capable of deflecting normally incident light into target directions with minimal sidelobes intensity.","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117005874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molding light in space and time: novel phenomena and applications","authors":"F. Capasso, A. Dorrah","doi":"10.1117/12.2595315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595315","url":null,"abstract":"Recent advances in wavefront shaping have led to new classes of structured light; hence, uncovering novel phenomena and facilitating new applications. We review recent progress in these areas and highlight our efforts in structuring all degrees of freedom of light; including the phase, amplitude, polarization state, and orbital angular momentum of light both in three-dimensional space and time. Notably, we showcase scenarios in which the propagation dynamics of structured vector beams are governed by a topological phase factor (i.e., the Berry phase) in addition to the regular propagation phase. This in turn redefines basic phenomena in optics encountered by these beams; such as Snell’s law, phase matching and resonance conditions. We finally present new directions in creating time-varying near-field structures using frequency-gradient plasmonic based devices.","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130637699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plasmon-modulated photoluminescence of the photoexcited hyperbolic meta-antennas","authors":"H. Caglayan, M. Habib, A. R. Rashed","doi":"10.1117/12.2593695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593695","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we performed a systematic study on a hybrid plasmonic system to elucidate a new insight into the mechanisms governing the fluorescent enhancement process. We have used hyperbolic meta-antennas to study the emission properties of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs). By introducing a dielectric layer inside the plasmonics antenna we engineer the absorption and scattering spectrum. Our lithographically defined meta-antennas with various diameters act as receiver and transmitter nano-antennas to outcouple efficiently the photoluminescence of the QDs.","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114587309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Chen, Maoxiong Zhao, Ze-peng Zhuang, Yongfeng Wu, Xiaoyuan Liu, Yan Yue, Jingcheng Zhang, Jiaqi Yuan, Zhengnan Zhang, Shumin Xiao, Lei Shi, Jianwen Dong, J. Zi, D. Tsai
{"title":"Phase measurement system for meta-lens","authors":"M. Chen, Maoxiong Zhao, Ze-peng Zhuang, Yongfeng Wu, Xiaoyuan Liu, Yan Yue, Jingcheng Zhang, Jiaqi Yuan, Zhengnan Zhang, Shumin Xiao, Lei Shi, Jianwen Dong, J. Zi, D. Tsai","doi":"10.1117/12.2594515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594515","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, Meta-lens has become a new type of optical device, showing excellent performance and novel applications. The nanoantennas of meta-lens can be used to control the phase, amplitude, and polarization at well. The phase part is the most important part of the function of the meta-lens. However, so far, the phase distribution of meta-lenses has not been directly measured, which further hinders the quantitative evaluation of their performance. We have developed an interferometric imaging phase measurement system for meta-lens and meta-devices. This system can measure the phase distribution by shooting the interference pattern. The phase distribution of meta-lenses can be measured to quantitatively characterize the imaging performance. Our meta-lens phase measurement system can help for designers to optimize the design, for manufacturers to identify defects, thereby improving the manufacturing process. This work will pave the way for meta-lens in industrial applications.","PeriodicalId":118068,"journal":{"name":"Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130823600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}