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metallic nanoparticles can exhibit very large optical extinction in the visible spectrum due to localized surface plasmon resonance. spherical plasmonic nanoparticles have been the subject of numerous studies in recent years due to the fact that the scattering response of spheres can be analytically evaluated using mie theory. however a major disadvantage of metallic spherical nanoparticles is ...

Abstract New high-speed photonic technologies and co-integration with electronics are required to keep up the demand of future optical communication systems. In this paper, plasmonics is presented as one most promising next-generation that already fulfils these requirements in proof-of-concept demonstrations. Plasmonics features not only modulators detectors highest speed, but also compactness,...

We describe a new material system based on alloys of gallium and platinum that is well-suited for ultraviolet (UV) plasmonics. Although gallium has previously been shown to be useful for such studies, creating a continuous, pinhole-free thin film has been technically challenging. For example, when vacuum deposition techniques are used, gallium forms as isolated spherical nanoparticles on a wide...

The key problem currently faced by plasmonics is related to material limitations. After almost two decades of extreme excitement and research largely based on the use of noble metals, scientists have come to a consensus on the importance of exploring alternative plasmonic materials to address application-specific challenges to enable the development of new functional devices. Such a change in m...

SPECIALTY GRAND CHALLENGE article Front. Photon., 17 August 2022Sec. Plasmonics Volume 3 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphot.2022.969233