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Evaluating Plasmonic Transport in Current-carrying Silver Nanowires

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Waveguide and Plasmonic Absorption-Induced Transparency.

Xiaolan Zhong¹, Sergio G Rodrigo^2,3, Lei Zhang¹

¹ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg and CNRS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France.

|April 12, 2016

Summary

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Absorption-induced transparency (AIT) is explained by both plasmonic and waveguide effects. These mechanisms work together, even when nanoholes are filled with dielectric material and dye is on the surface.

Keywords:

absorption-induced transparency nanoscale apertures plasmonic hole arrays surface plasmons waveguides

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Area of Science:

Plasmonics and metamaterials
Optical phenomena
Nanophotonics

Background:

Absorption-induced transparency (AIT) is a phenomenon where light transmission increases at wavelengths of strong dye absorption.
The underlying mechanisms of AIT, whether plasmonic or waveguide-based, have been debated.
Previous research has presented conflicting experimental and theoretical evidence.

Purpose of the Study:

To resolve the controversy surrounding the origin of absorption-induced transparency (AIT).
To investigate the interplay between plasmonic and waveguide mechanisms in AIT.
To elucidate the role of nanostructure geometry and material composition in AIT.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of nanoholes in a silver film.
Controlled filling of nanoholes with dielectric material.
Deposition of a physisorbed dye layer on the silver film surface.
Spectroscopic analysis of light transmission.
Computational modeling of optical phenomena.

Main Results:

Demonstrated that both plasmonic and waveguide mechanisms contribute to AIT.
Showed that these two mechanisms are spectrally identical.
Confirmed that plasmonic and waveguide contributions operate in concert.
Established that AIT occurs when dye is both within the nanoholes and on the surface.

Conclusions:

The origin of AIT is a result of the synergistic action of plasmonic and waveguide effects.
The spectral overlap of these mechanisms is crucial for the observed transparency.
This study provides a unified understanding of AIT in plasmonic and metamaterial systems.