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Applied Physics Letters / Volume 97 / Issue 9 / LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS

Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 091101 (2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3483156 (3 pages)

A frequency-addressed plasmonic switch based on dual-frequency liquid crystals

Yan Jun Liu1, Qingzhen Hao1,2, Joseph S. T. Smalley1, Justin Liou3, Iam Choon Khoo3, and Tony Jun Huang1

1Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
2Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
3Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA

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(Received 19 May 2010; accepted 11 June 2010; published online 30 August 2010)

A frequency-addressed plasmonic switch was demonstrated by embedding a uniform gold nanodisk array into dual-frequency liquid crystals (DFLCs). The optical properties of the hybrid system were characterized by extinction spectra of localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs). The LSPR peak was tuned using a frequency-dependent electric field. A ∼ 4 nm blueshift was observed for frequencies below 15 kHz, and a 23 nm redshift was observed for frequencies above 15 kHz. The switching time for the system was ∼ 40 ms. This DFLC-based active plasmonic system demonstrates an excellent, reversible, frequency-dependent switching behavior and could be used in future integrated nanophotonic circuits.

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liquid crystals, nanophotonics, optical switches, plasmonics

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0003-6951 (print)  
1077-3118 (online)

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