• 文献标题:   Surface vector plasmonic lattice solitons in semi-infinite graphene-pair arrays
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG ZQ, WANG B, LONG H, WANG K, LU PX
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  • 出版物名称:   OPTICS EXPRESS
  • ISSN:   1094-4087
  • 通讯作者地址:   Huazhong Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1364/OE.25.020708
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

We investigate the surface vector plasmonic lattice solitons (PLSs) in semi-infinite graphene-pair arrays (GPAs). The surface vector PLSs are composed of two components which are associated with different band gaps. Both components undergo mutual self-trapping at the boundary of the semi-infinite structure when the self-focusing nonlinearity of graphene and the light diffraction reach a balance. Thanks to the strong confinement of SPPs, the surface vector PLSs can be squeezed into a deep-subwavelength width of similar to 0.003 lambda. By comparing with bulk solitons, the surface PLSs are more readily to excite by external waves and more sensitive to the surrounding environment. The study may develop promising applications in all-optical switching devices and optical sensors on deep-subwavelength scale. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America