Sub-micron particle based structures as reconfigurable photonic devices controllable by external photonic and magnetic fields

Sensors (Basel). 2011;11(3):2740-50. doi: 10.3390/s110302740. Epub 2011 Mar 2.

Abstract

In this paper we present the configurations of two nanometer scale structures--one of them optically controllable and the second one magnetically controllable. The first involves an array of nanoparticles that are made up of two layers (i.e., Au on top of a Si layer). The device may exhibits a wide range of plasmonic resonance according to external photonic radiation. The second type of device involves the usage of sub micron superparamagnetic particles located on a suitable structuring grid, that according to the angle of the external magnetic field allows control of the length of the structuring grid and therefore control the diffraction order of each wavelength.

Keywords: micro arrays; microsensor chip; nanoplasmonic sensor; optical resonant; plasmon resonance.

MeSH terms

  • Absorption
  • Computer Simulation
  • Equipment Design
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Magnetic Fields*
  • Microtechnology
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
  • Nanospheres / ultrastructure
  • Optical Devices*
  • Optics and Photonics / instrumentation*
  • Particle Size*
  • Photons*

Substances

  • Gold