Title :
Ultrafast modulation of optical metamaterials
Author :
Cho, David J. ; Wu, Wei ; Ponizovskaya, Ekaterina ; Chaturvedi, Pratik ; Bratkovsky, Alexander M. ; Wang, Shih-Yuan ; Zhang, Xiang ; Feng Wang ; Shen, Y. Ron
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The optical response of fishnet metamaterial can be modulated in femtosecond time scale. This modulation dynamics is mainly determined by the constituting dielectric medium, but the modulation magnitude is greatly enhanced through the plasmon resonance.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; high-speed optical techniques; metamaterials; optical materials; optical modulation; plasmonics; dielectric medium; femtosecond time scale; modulation dynamics; optical metamaterials; optical response; photo-induced modulation; plasmon resonance; ultrafast modulation; Etching; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance; Metamaterials; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Ultrafast optics; (160.3918) Metamaterials; (250.5403) Plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
