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Trapping of Micro Particles in Nanoplasmonic Optical Lattice

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Multiband vector plasmonic lattice solitons.

Yao Kou¹, Fangwei Ye, Xianfeng Chen

¹State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.

|April 19, 2013

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We predict multiband vector plasmonic lattice solitons (PLSs) in metal-dielectric waveguide arrays. These solitons exhibit diffractionless propagation and subwavelength characteristics, with metallic losses also investigated.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science

Background:

Plasmonic lattice solitons (PLSs) are fundamental nonlinear optical phenomena in metal-dielectric structures.
Understanding vector solitons, composed of multiple frequency components, is crucial for advanced photonic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To predict and characterize multiband vector plasmonic lattice solitons (PLSs) in metal-dielectric waveguide arrays.
To investigate the propagation dynamics and properties of these vector solitons under different nonlinearities.

Main Methods:

Numerical simulations of the full nonlinear Maxwell's equations.
Analysis of vector solitons composed of two distinct transmission bands.
Investigation of diffractionless propagation and discrete diffraction phenomena.

Main Results:

Demonstrated the existence and diffractionless propagation of multiband vector PLSs.
Observed discrete diffraction when only one component of the vector soliton was present.
Characterized subwavelength size properties and the impact of metallic losses.

Conclusions:

Multiband vector PLSs can be stably propagated in metal-dielectric waveguide arrays.
The interplay between different transmission bands influences soliton behavior and diffraction.
Metallic losses play a significant role in the characteristics of these plasmonic structures.