Title :
Electrically tunable mid-infrared extraordinary optical transmission gratings
Author :
Wasserman, D. ; Shaner, E.A. ; Cederberg, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Abstract :
Active control over the resonant frequency of a surface plasmon excitation is demonstrated. Tunable semiconductor-based extraordinary optical transmission gratings were fabricated, designed for transmission between 7 and 10 mum, showing a tuning range of over 25 cm-1.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; diffraction gratings; field effect transistors; gallium arsenide; infrared spectra; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical tuning; permittivity; surface plasmon resonance; GaAs; dielectric constant; extraordinary transmission field effect transistor; mid-infrared transmission; optical tuning; resonant frequency; semiconductors; surface plasmon excitation; tunable extraordinary optical transmission gratings; wavelength 7 mum to 10 mum; Gallium arsenide; Gratings; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical tuning; Plasmons; Resonance; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (250.5403) Plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
