Controlling the interplay of electric and magnetic modes via Fano-like plasmon resonances

Nano Lett. 2011 Sep 14;11(9):3927-34. doi: 10.1021/nl202143j. Epub 2011 Aug 25.

Abstract

Assemblies of strongly coupled plasmonic nanoparticles can support highly tunable electric and magnetic resonances in the visible spectrum. In this Letter, we theoretically demonstrate Fano-like interference effects between the fields radiated by the electric and magnetic modes of symmetric nanoparticle trimers. Breaking the symmetry of the trimer system leads to a strong interaction between the modes. The near and far-field electromagnetic properties of the broken symmetry trimer are tunable across a large spectral range. We exploit this Fano-like effect to demonstrate spatial and temporal control of the localized electromagnetic hotspots in the plasmonic trimer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques*
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Magnetics
  • Models, Statistical
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance