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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 19, Iss. 21 — Oct. 10, 2011
  • pp: 20991–21002

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Single-plasmon scattering grating using nanowire surface plasmon coupled to nanodiamond nitrogen-vacancy center

Jiahua Li and Rong Yu  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 21, pp. 20991-21002 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.020991


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Abstract

We investigate the scattering properties of a single surface plasmon in metal nanowire coupled to a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond nanocrystal under optical excitation. We demonstrate that, by spatially modulating a classical control beam, alternating regions of high reflection and absorption as well as high transmission and absorption of a single plasmon can be created in the left- and right-going directions that act as a kind of scattering grating. Such approach to induce grating gets out the well investigating region in which the weak interactions between single atoms and light is often used. The proposal may be used for chip-integrated grating, switcher and multi-channel drop filter.

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OCIS Codes
(230.4320) Optical devices : Nonlinear optical devices
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(270.1670) Quantum optics : Coherent optical effects
(230.5298) Optical devices : Photonic crystals

ToC Category:
Optics at Surfaces

History
Original Manuscript: August 15, 2011
Revised Manuscript: September 16, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: September 20, 2011
Published: October 6, 2011

Citation
Jiahua Li and Rong Yu, "Single-plasmon scattering grating using nanowire surface plasmon coupled to nanodiamond nitrogen-vacancy center," Opt. Express 19, 20991-21002 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-21-20991


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