Toward tailored light absorption manipulation by Kerr nonlinear nanoslits within a grating Fabry-Perot cavity coupled with reconfigurable GST225 material

In this paper, we investigate the absorption tunability of a silver plasmonic grating incorporating Kerr-type nonlinear graphene-oxide (GO) nanoslits and Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST225) phase-change material at telecom wavelengths. The linear absorption spectra reveal that the amorphous GST225 grating exhibits t...

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Main Author: Arezou Rashidi
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description In this paper, we investigate the absorption tunability of a silver plasmonic grating incorporating Kerr-type nonlinear graphene-oxide (GO) nanoslits and Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST225) phase-change material at telecom wavelengths. The linear absorption spectra reveal that the amorphous GST225 grating exhibits two distinct absorption peaks, while half-crystallization leads to a single pronounced peak, and full crystallization results in a redshifted peak with a slightly decreased value. These findings confirm that the crystalline degree of GST225 significantly modulates the absorption characteristics. Upon exposure to a nanosecond Gaussian pulse laser irradiation with appropriate fluences, the electric field confinement within the nanoslits intensifies, particularly at the center of the pulse, leading to a pronounced absorption adjustment due to Kerr nonlinearity. Temporal examination at the L-band wavelength of 1591.5 nm reveals a U-shaped absorption response for both amorphous and crystalline GST225, with a pronounced dip at the pulse’s peak. In the half-crystallized state, the weak linear absorption can be substantially enhanced at both the leading and trailing edges of the pulse, with a dip at the center, illustrating the Kerr nonlinearity within the GO nanoslits. The dynamic behavior of absorption under different laser fluences underscores the potential of this system for high-contrast optical switching. Our results offer insights into the development of reconfigurable optical switches utilizing nonlinear Kerr effects, paving the way for advancements in tunable optical communication technologies.
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spelling doaj-art-076eaf72e71b4484b524896f54c4d43d2024-11-18T04:33:05ZengElsevierResults in Physics2211-37972024-11-0166108028Toward tailored light absorption manipulation by Kerr nonlinear nanoslits within a grating Fabry-Perot cavity coupled with reconfigurable GST225 materialArezou Rashidi0Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, IranIn this paper, we investigate the absorption tunability of a silver plasmonic grating incorporating Kerr-type nonlinear graphene-oxide (GO) nanoslits and Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST225) phase-change material at telecom wavelengths. The linear absorption spectra reveal that the amorphous GST225 grating exhibits two distinct absorption peaks, while half-crystallization leads to a single pronounced peak, and full crystallization results in a redshifted peak with a slightly decreased value. These findings confirm that the crystalline degree of GST225 significantly modulates the absorption characteristics. Upon exposure to a nanosecond Gaussian pulse laser irradiation with appropriate fluences, the electric field confinement within the nanoslits intensifies, particularly at the center of the pulse, leading to a pronounced absorption adjustment due to Kerr nonlinearity. Temporal examination at the L-band wavelength of 1591.5 nm reveals a U-shaped absorption response for both amorphous and crystalline GST225, with a pronounced dip at the pulse’s peak. In the half-crystallized state, the weak linear absorption can be substantially enhanced at both the leading and trailing edges of the pulse, with a dip at the center, illustrating the Kerr nonlinearity within the GO nanoslits. The dynamic behavior of absorption under different laser fluences underscores the potential of this system for high-contrast optical switching. Our results offer insights into the development of reconfigurable optical switches utilizing nonlinear Kerr effects, paving the way for advancements in tunable optical communication technologies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379724007137Plasmonic gratingGraphene-oxide nanoslitsGST225 phase-change materialTelecom wavelengthsKerr nonlinearityReconfigurable optical switches
spellingShingle Arezou Rashidi
Toward tailored light absorption manipulation by Kerr nonlinear nanoslits within a grating Fabry-Perot cavity coupled with reconfigurable GST225 material
Results in Physics
Plasmonic grating
Graphene-oxide nanoslits
GST225 phase-change material
Telecom wavelengths
Kerr nonlinearity
Reconfigurable optical switches
title Toward tailored light absorption manipulation by Kerr nonlinear nanoslits within a grating Fabry-Perot cavity coupled with reconfigurable GST225 material
title_full Toward tailored light absorption manipulation by Kerr nonlinear nanoslits within a grating Fabry-Perot cavity coupled with reconfigurable GST225 material
title_fullStr Toward tailored light absorption manipulation by Kerr nonlinear nanoslits within a grating Fabry-Perot cavity coupled with reconfigurable GST225 material
title_full_unstemmed Toward tailored light absorption manipulation by Kerr nonlinear nanoslits within a grating Fabry-Perot cavity coupled with reconfigurable GST225 material
title_short Toward tailored light absorption manipulation by Kerr nonlinear nanoslits within a grating Fabry-Perot cavity coupled with reconfigurable GST225 material
title_sort toward tailored light absorption manipulation by kerr nonlinear nanoslits within a grating fabry perot cavity coupled with reconfigurable gst225 material
topic Plasmonic grating
Graphene-oxide nanoslits
GST225 phase-change material
Telecom wavelengths
Kerr nonlinearity
Reconfigurable optical switches
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379724007137
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