Development of Active Plasmon Devices Using NEMS Technology

Abstract

In this study, we propose electrically controlled active plasmon devices that consist of metallic nanoslits modulated by a nano electro mechanical systems (NEMS) actuator. The proposed device can shift the plasmon and anomaly resonance wavelength with a bias voltage. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a nano-optical filter, sensor, shutter, lens, and waveguide that allows the plasmon and anomaly resonance wavelength to be actively and electrically shifted in a single sample.