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Effect of Mirror Characteristics on Critical Coupling in Plasmonic Nanostructures


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1 Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy 502 284, Telangana, India
 

Plasmonic nanostructures have been used in various non-destructive sensing and modulation applications. The efficiency of plasmonic structures can be tuned by controlling their net optical absorption and near-field enhancement. In the current study, we numerically investigate the effect of mirror characteristics on absorption and near-field enhancement in critically coupled plasmonic structures. We explore structures with metallic mirrors and dielectric Bragg reflectors (DBR) and show that the optical response can be enhanced by a judicious choice of spacer thickness and operating wavelength. The results presented in this study provide a roadmap for designing plasmonic substrates with enhanced efficiencies.

Keywords

Plasmonics, Gold Nanoparticles, Critical Coupling, Perfect Absorption.
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Authors

Jagathpriya L M
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy 502 284, Telangana, India
Shourya Dutta-Gupta
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy 502 284, Telangana, India

Abstract


Plasmonic nanostructures have been used in various non-destructive sensing and modulation applications. The efficiency of plasmonic structures can be tuned by controlling their net optical absorption and near-field enhancement. In the current study, we numerically investigate the effect of mirror characteristics on absorption and near-field enhancement in critically coupled plasmonic structures. We explore structures with metallic mirrors and dielectric Bragg reflectors (DBR) and show that the optical response can be enhanced by a judicious choice of spacer thickness and operating wavelength. The results presented in this study provide a roadmap for designing plasmonic substrates with enhanced efficiencies.

Keywords


Plasmonics, Gold Nanoparticles, Critical Coupling, Perfect Absorption.

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