Exploring the scattering directionality and light interaction in nanoparticle dimers of different semiconductors

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Assuming as a starting point our recent work on a dimer of silicon nanoparticles with light scattering directionality, we have explored the light interaction between the incoming and scattered electric fields in dimers made of other different semiconductors. The scattering directionality is achieved by accomplishing Kerker's conditions. By directing the scattered light towards the gap of the dimer, interferential effects can be used to achieve high or low light intensities as a basis of all-optical nanoswitches. A comparison between dimers of different materials is shown.

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Author Biographies

Ricardo Vergaz Benito, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Associate Professor at the Dep. Tecnología Electrónica, researching in the Displays and Photonics Applications Group (GDAF-UC3M).

Braulio García-Cámara

Assistant Professor at the Dep. Tecnología Electrónica, researching in the Displays and Photonics Applications Group (GDAF-UC3M).

José Francisco Algorri, Universidad Carlos III de Madrd

Assistant Professor at the Dep. Tecnología Electrónica, researching in the Displays and Photonics Applications Group (GDAF-UC3M).

Alexander Cuadrado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Researcher at Applied Optics Complutense Group.

Department of Optics. University Complutense of Madrid
Faculty of Optics and Optometry.
Avda. Arcos de Jalón, 118. 28037 Madrid.Spain

José Manuel Sánchez-Pena, Universidad Carlos III de Madrd

Full Prof. at University Carlos III de Madrid

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2017-07-01

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R. Vergaz Benito, B. García-Cámara, J. F. Algorri, A. Cuadrado, and J. M. Sánchez-Pena, “Exploring the scattering directionality and light interaction in nanoparticle dimers of different semiconductors”, Photonics Lett. Pol., vol. 9, no. 2, pp. pp. 42–44, Jul. 2017.

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