Title :
Quantum nanoantennas for making nonlinear and self-modulatable metasurface
Author :
Pai-Yen Chen ; Farhat, Mohamed
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the plasmonic nanodipole antenna with sub-microscopic nanogap. Relevant quantum conductivities, including both linear and nonlinear components, are observed due to the photon-assisted quantum tunneling, realizing optical nano-radiators with enhanced amplitude and frequency modulations.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; antennas; frequency modulation; nanophotonics; optical metamaterials; optical modulation; plasmonics; quantum optics; tunnelling; enhanced amplitude modulation; enhanced frequency modulation; nonlinear metasurface; optical nanoradiators; photon-assisted quantum tunneling; plasmonic nanodipole antenna; quantum conductivities; quantum nanoantennas; self-modulatable metasurface; submicroscopic nanogap; Conductivity; Electron optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
