Optical magnetic response in three-dimensional metamaterial of upright plasmonic meta-molecules

Opt Express. 2011 Jun 20;19(13):12837-42. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.012837.

Abstract

We report the first three-dimensional photonic metamaterial, an array of erected U-shape plasmonic gold meta-molecules, that exhibits a profound response to the magnetic field of light incident normal to the array. The metamaterial was fabricated using a double exposure e-beam lithographic process. It was investigated by optical measurements and finite-element simulations, and showed that the magnetic field solely depends on the plasmonic resonance mode showing either enhanced in the centre of the erected U-shape meta-molecule (16 times enhancement) or enhanced around two prongs of erected U-shape meta-molecule (4 times enhancement).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Electromagnetic Fields*
  • Electrons
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Nanostructures*
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Optics and Photonics / instrumentation
  • Optics and Photonics / methods*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / methods*

Substances

  • Gold