Active Plasmonics: Electronic and All-optical Control of Photonic Signals on Sub-wavelength Scales
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Mathematics and Physics
Abstract
The term 'plasmonics' refers to the science and technology dealing with manipulation of electromagnetic signals by coherent coupling of photons to free electron oscillations at the interface between a conductor and a dielectric. This field of research has emerged as an extremely promising technology with several main fields of application: information technologies, energy, high-density data storage, life sciences and security. The opportunity to guide light in the form of surface plasmon waves on metallic films is attractive for the development of integrated photonic chips where the information can be processed all-optically without the need of electronic-to-optical and optical-to-electronic conversion, as well as for integrating photonics with silicon electronics on a fully compatible platform. Performance of optoelectronic devices, such as light emitting diodes and photodetectors, can also be improved by integrating them with plasmonic nanostructures. Recent research in plasmonics has led to significant progress in development of various passive plasmonic components, such as waveguides, plasmonic crystals, plasmonic metamaterials, with tailored photonic properties. Plasmonic studies have, however, almost exclusively concentrated on pure metallic nanostructures and passive devices with properties fixed by the nanostructure parameters. At the same time, real-life applications require active control to achieve signal switching and modulation, amplification to compensate losses along with the direct generation and detection of plasmons. All these can be realised if plasmonic nanostructures are hybridised with functional (molecular or ferroelectric) materials. Here we propose to develop and study hybrid plasmonic nanostructures consisting of nanostructured metals combined with dielectrics to enable active functionalities in plasmonic circuitry. This project will unlock the plasmonics' potential for improvement of real-world photonic and optoelectronic devices and provide insight into physical phenomena which are important for various areas of optical physics and photonic technologies.
Organisations
- Queen's University Belfast (Lead Research Organisation)
- Australian Research Council (Collaboration)
- University College Cork (Collaboration)
- Argonne National Laboratory (Collaboration)
- Intel (United States) (Collaboration)
- National Physical Laboratory (Project Partner)
- Intel Ireland Ltd (Project Partner)
Publications
Koh A
(2010)
Sub-10 nm patterning of gold nanostructures on silicon-nitride membranes for plasmon mapping with electron energy-loss spectroscopy
in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Materials, Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena
Koh AL
(2011)
High-resolution mapping of electron-beam-excited plasmon modes in lithographically defined gold nanostructures.
in Nano letters
Krasavin A
(2010)
Electro-optic switching element for dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides
in Applied Physics Letters
Krasavin A
(2010)
Silicon-based plasmonic waveguides
in Optics Express
Krasavin A
(2010)
All-optical active components for dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguides
in Optics Communications
Krasavin AV
(2011)
Optically-programmable nonlinear photonic component for dielectric-loaded plasmonic circuitry.
in Optics express
Krasavin AV
(2011)
Guiding light at the nanoscale: numerical optimization of ultrasubwavelength metallic wire plasmonic waveguides.
in Optics letters
Krasavin AV
(2011)
All-plasmonic modulation via stimulated emission of copropagating surface plasmon polaritons on a substrate with gain.
in Nano letters
Krasavin AV
(2012)
Photonic signal processing on electronic scales: electro-optical field-effect nanoplasmonic modulator.
in Physical review letters
Krasavin AV
(2010)
Numerical analysis of long-range surface plasmon polariton modes in nanoscale plasmonic waveguides.
in Optics letters
Krutyanskiy V
(2013)
Plasmonic enhancement of nonlinear magneto-optical response in nickel nanorod metamaterials
in Physical Review B
Kéna-Cohen S
(2011)
Random lasing in low molecular weight organic thin films
in Applied Physics Letters
Kéna-Cohen S
(2013)
Ultrastrongly Coupled Exciton-Polaritons in Metal-Clad Organic Semiconductor Microcavities
in Advanced Optical Materials
Kéna-Cohen S
(2011)
Plasmonic sinks for the selective removal of long-lived states.
in ACS nano
Kéna-Cohen S
(2013)
Confined surface plasmon-polariton amplifiers.
in Nano letters
Lee C
(2013)
Robust-to-loss entanglement generation using a quantum plasmonic nanoparticle array
in New Journal of Physics
Lee C
(2012)
Quantum plasmonics with a metal nanoparticle array
in Physical Review A
Lei D
(2010)
Broadband nano-focusing of light using kissing nanowires
in New Journal of Physics
Lei DY
(2012)
Revealing plasmonic gap modes in particle-on-film systems using dark-field spectroscopy.
in ACS nano
Lei DY
(2010)
Geometry dependence of surface plasmon polariton lifetimes in nanohole arrays.
in ACS nano
Lei DY
(2010)
Single-particle plasmon resonance spectroscopy of phase transition in vanadium dioxide.
in Optics letters
Lei DY
(2012)
Spectroscopic ellipsometry as an optical probe of strain evolution in ferroelectric thin films.
in Optics express
Lei DY
(2011)
Plasmonic interaction between overlapping nanowires.
in ACS nano
Lerario G
(2017)
Room-temperature superfluidity in a polariton condensate
in Nature Physics
Liu H
(2010)
Enhanced surface plasmon resonance on a smooth silver film with a seed growth layer.
in ACS nano
Luk'yanchuk B
(2010)
The Fano resonance in plasmonic nanostructures and metamaterials.
in Nature materials
Luo Y
(2012)
Broadband light harvesting nanostructures robust to edge bluntness.
in Physical review letters
Luo Y
(2013)
Surface Plasmons and Nonlocality: A Simple Model
in Physical Review Letters
Marini A
(2009)
Amplification of surface plasmon polaritons in the presence of nonlinearity and spectral signatures of threshold crossover.
in Optics letters
McCarron R
(2011)
Light extraction beyond total internal reflection using one-dimensional plasmonic crystals
in Applied Physics Letters
McClatchey C
(2011)
Fabrication and optical properties of gold nanowire arrays
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
McPhillips J
(2011)
Plasmonic Sensing Using Nanodome Arrays Fabricated by Soft Nanoimprint Lithography
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
McPhillips J
(2010)
High-performance biosensing using arrays of plasmonic nanotubes.
in ACS nano
Murphy A
(2013)
Fabrication and optical properties of large-scale arrays of gold nanocavities based on rod-in-a-tube coaxials
in Applied Physics Letters
Murphy A
(2011)
The controlled fabrication and geometry tunable optics of gold nanotube arrays.
in Nanotechnology
O'Connor D
(2010)
The third plasmonic revolution
in Nature Nanotechnology
O'Connor D
(2009)
Plasmonic waveguide as an efficient transducer for high-density data storage
in Applied Physics Letters
Pendry JB
(2012)
Transformation optics and subwavelength control of light.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Perevedentsev A
(2016)
Spectroscopic properties of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) thin films possessing varied fractions of ß-phase chain segments: enhanced photoluminescence efficiency via conformation structuring.
in Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics
Perevedentsev A
(2015)
Dip-pen patterning of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) chain-conformation-based nano-photonic elements.
in Nature communications
Perevedentsev A
(2015)
Solution-crystallization and related phenomena in 9,9-dialkyl-fluorene polymers. II. Influence of side-chain structure.
in Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics
Perevedentsev A
(2015)
Solution-Crystallization and Related Phenomena in 9,9-Dialkyl-Fluorene Polymers. I. Crystalline Polymer-Solvent Compound Formation for Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene).
in Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics
Perevedentsev A
(2014)
Interplay between solid state microstructure and photophysics for poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) within oriented polyethylene hosts
in Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics
Perevedentsev, Aleksandr
(2015)
Solution-crystallization and related phenomena in 9,9-dialkyl-fluorene polymers. II. Influence of side-chain structure
Poddubny A
(2012)
Tailoring and enhancing spontaneous two-photon emission using resonant plasmonic nanostructures
in Physical Review A
Poddubny A
(2012)
Microscopic model of Purcell enhancement in hyperbolic metamaterials
in Physical Review B
Rahmani M
(2014)
Beyond the hybridization effects in plasmonic nanoclusters: diffraction-induced enhanced absorption and scattering.
in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Rahmani M
(2012)
Subgroup Decomposition of Plasmonic Resonances in Hybrid Oligomers: Modeling the Resonance Lineshape
in Nano Letters
Title | In Nanophotonics Lab: Hyperspectral SNOM (a short film by Fanny Hoetzeneder) |
Description | A short movie filmed in our lab. |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2012 |
Impact | General Public engagement |
URL | http://vimeo.com/59812566 |
Title | Nano Nail (by Imogen Clarke) |
Description | Nano Nail is an artistic installation with nanoscale features in human body. |
Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | Public Engagement, student recruitment, tells general public about nano |
URL | http://imogen-clarke.4ormat.com/nano-nail#0 |
Title | Nano Sublimation (by Nedyalka Panova) |
Description | NANO Sublimation is an installation depicting in conceptual way plasmonic metamaterial. |
Type Of Art | Artwork |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Impact | Was exhibited in art galleries in London. Currently permanently exhibited at Physics Department at King's College. General public engagement, student recruitment. |
URL | http://www.nedyalkapanova.com/ |
Description | The term 'plasmonics' refers to the science and technology dealing with manipulation of electromagnetic signals by coherent coupling of photons to free electron oscillations at the interface between a conductor and a dielectric. This field of research has emerged as an extremely promising technology with several main fields of application: information technologies, energy, high-density data storage, life sciences and security. The opportunity to guide light in the form of surface plasmon waves on metallic films is attractive for the development of integrated photonic chips where the information can be processed all-optically without the need of electronic-to-optical and optical-to-electronic conversion, as well as for integrating photonics with silicon electronics on a fully compatible platform. Performance of optoelectronic devices, such as light emitting diodes and photodetectors, can also be improved by integrating them with plasmonic nanostructures. Recent research in plasmonics has led to significant progress in development of various passive plasmonic components, such as waveguides, plasmonic crystals, plasmonic metamaterials, with tailored photonic properties. We have developed plasmonic applications beyond traditional passive devices to achieve plasmonic circuitry components with active functionalities: sources, detectors, modulators and switches, allowing efficient generation and manipulation of optical signals at the nanoscale. Plasmonic nanolasers, including ultrafast nanolasers were developed. Ultrafast (sup 1 ps) switches based on plasmonic materials demonstrated integratable with plasmonic, Si-photonics and other types of phtonic circuitries. Active control to achieve signal switching and modulation, amplification to compensate losses along with the direct generation and detection of plasmons were achieved. All these were realised in plasmonic nanostructures hybridised with functional (molecular or ferroelectric) materials. |
Exploitation Route | We are exploring ways to licence our patents and created a start-up company. |
Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Electronics,Other |
URL | http://www.activeplasmonics.org |
Description | 4 patents have been applied for. Start-up company "Causeway Photonics" created. Nanophotonics Foresight report was instrumental for defining H2020 Photonics workprogramme. Outreach to general public through collaborations with artists. |
Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Other |
Impact Types | Cultural,Economic,Policy & public services |
Description | Contribution to Europen Nanophotonics Foresight Report |
Geographic Reach | Asia |
Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
URL | http://www.nanophotonicseurope.org/ |
Description | Nanophotonics: A Forward Look |
Geographic Reach | Asia |
Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
URL | http://www.nanophotonicseurope.org/ |
Description | FET CCA |
Amount | € 640,000 (EUR) |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Horizon 2020 |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 01/2017 |
End | 12/2018 |
Description | Argonne |
Organisation | Argonne National Laboratory |
Country | United States |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Investigation on nonlinear and ultrafast response of plasmonic nanostructures |
Collaborator Contribution | User access to the ultrafast spectroscopy facilities |
Impact | Publications, conference papers, exchange visits, internal ANL collaborative grants |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | CUDOS |
Organisation | Australian Research Council |
Department | Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) |
Country | Australia |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Collaboration on theory of plasmonic devices |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration on theory of plasmonic devices |
Impact | Publications, conference papers, joint grant applications |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | INTEL |
Organisation | Intel Corporation |
Country | United States |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Reserach in plasmonic on-chip interconnects |
Collaborator Contribution | part-funding of a PhD student, Advisory Board |
Impact | Publications, conference papers |
Start Year | 2009 |
Description | Tyndall |
Organisation | University College Cork |
Department | Tyndall National Institute |
Country | Ireland |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Design and characterisation of plasmonic-enhanced VCSEL lasers for high-density data storage applications |
Collaborator Contribution | Fabrication of plasmonic-enhanced VCSEL lasers for high-density data storage applications |
Impact | Publications, conference papers |
Start Year | 2010 |
Company Name | Causeway Sensors Ltd |
Description | Causeway Sensors Ltd has developed novel nanostructured surfaces comprised of nanorods or nanotubes that can be used in a variety of sensing applications. The nature of the nanostructures allows Causeway Sensors to implement a straightforward detection scheme that can be tailored for different markets as diverse as protein bio-sensing through to hazardous gas sensing. Causeway Sensors develops, manufactures and sells a both complete sensing packages, consumable biochips, software and develops solutions for applications in cell biology, microfluidics and nanofluidics, physics, chemistry, cell and particle studies. |
Year Established | 2013 |
Impact | Customers include biology laboratories in academia, Institute laboratories and diverse industry. |
Website | http://www.causewaysensors.com |
Description | London Science Festival 2011 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Our image "Plasmonic ring-resonator" was a joint (with the other image) best-seller. Public could buy prints of the exhibited image with proceed for charity. Generated lots of interest in general public in science and photonics in particular. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
URL | http://londonsciencefestival.com/ |