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Optical bistability of subwavelength metallic film coated by Kerr dielectric gratings

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Abstract

We studied the optical bistability of subwavelength metallic film coated by Kerr dielectric gratings numerically. It is found that the effect of optical bistability in the structure is explained by the excitations of the coupled surface plasmon polaritons at the coated metallic films. The effect of thickness of the metallic films on bistability loop is analyzed in detail, and the authors attribute the change of the bistability loop to the lifetime of the coupled surface plasmon polaritons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)675-678
Number of pages4
JournalOptik
Volume123
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012

Keywords

  • Kerr dielectric
  • Optical bistability
  • Sueface plasmon

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