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Nanoscale excitonic-plasmonic optical waveguiding by metal-coated quantum dots

  • Y. Fu*
  • , Y. Zeng
  • , E. Berglind
  • , L. Thylén
  • , H. Âgren
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A three-dimensional metal-coated semiconductor-quantum-dot (QD) nanoscale lattice structure is designed for optical waveguiding. It is based on three notions: i) Excitons are first photogenerated in the QDs by the incident electromagnetic field which is the optical wave to be guided: ii) The exciton-polariton effect in the QD structure induces an extra optical dispersion in the QDs: iii) The high contrast ratio between the optical dispersions of the QDs and the background material creates clear photonic bandgaps. By carefully designing the QD size and the QD lattice structure, perfect electromagnetic field reflection can be obtained for the incident wave in the lossless case, thus providing the fundamental basis of QDs for optical waveguide applications. Metal coating at the QD surface generates a surface plasmon spatially confined in the QD so that the exciton generation becomes enhanced for a better dielectric modulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of International Symposium on Biophotonics, Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, Metamaterials 2006
Pages426-431
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Symposium on Biophotonics, Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, Metamaterials 2006 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 16 Oct 200618 Oct 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Symposium on Biophotonics, Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, Metamaterials 2006

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Biophotonics, Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, Metamaterials 2006
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period16/10/0618/10/06

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