Nonlinear photon-assisted tunneling transport in optical gap antennas

Arnaud Stolz; Johann Berthelot; Marie Maxime Mennemanteuil; Gérard Colas Des Francs; Laurent Markey; Vincent Meunier; Alexandre Bouhelier

doi:10.1021/nl404707t

Nonlinear photon-assisted tunneling transport in optical gap antennas

Arnaud Stolz, Johann Berthelot, Marie Maxime Mennemanteuil, Gérard Colas Des Francs, Laurent Markey, Vincent Meunier, Alexandre Bouhelier

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Abstract

We introduce strongly coupled optical gap antennas to interface optical radiation with current-carrying electrons at the nanoscale. The transducer relies on the nonlinear optical and electrical properties of an optical gap antenna operating in the tunneling regime. We discuss the underlying physical mechanisms controlling the conversion involving d-band electrons and demonstrate that a simple two-wire optical antenna can provide advanced optoelectronic functionalities beyond tailoring the electromagnetic response of a single emitter. Interfacing an electronic command layer with a nanoscale optical device may thus be facilitated by the optical rectennas discussed here.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2330-2338
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nano letters
Volume	14
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl404707t
State	Published - May 14 2014

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Bioengineering
General Chemistry
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering

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