Plasmon-induced photonic switching in a metamaterial

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a novel plasmonic control mechanism in metamaterials enabling photonic switching, which could advance active nano photonics applications by manipulating surface plasmons with light.

Contribution

It introduces a new method for controlling light absorption in metamaterials through localized surface plasmon interactions, comparable to coherence swapping in quantum systems.

Findings

Surface plasmon-induced photonic switching demonstrated

Comparable to coherence swapping in tripod systems

Potential for active control in nano photonics

Abstract

Using light-induced localized surface plasmon interactions in a metamaterial, we present a plasmonic control of light absorption for photonic switching. We discuss that the present surface plasmon-induced photonic switching is comparable with coherence swapping in a tripod optical system based on electromagnetically induced transparency. This outcome opens a door to active controls of the surface plasmons in a metamaterial for potential applications of nano photonics.