Title Active Plasmonic Devices : Based on Magnetoplasmonic Nanostructures Author(s) Mart??n Becerra, Diana Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. Description XXIII, 113 p. 55 illus., 4 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This thesis investigates the effect of the magnetic field on propagating surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs), or surface plasmons for short. Above all, it focuses on using the magnetic field as an external agent to modify the properties of the SPPs, and therefore achieving active devices. Surface plasmons are evanescent waves that arise at metal???dielectric interfaces. They can be strongly confined (beyond the light diffraction limit), and provide a strong enhancement of the electromagnetic field at the interface. These waves have led to the development of plasmonic circuitry, which is a key candidate as an alternative to electronic circuitry and traditional optical telecommunication devices, since it is faster than the former and less bulky than the latter. Adopting both a theoretical and an experimental point of view, the book analyzes the magnetic modulation in SPPs by means of an interferometer engraved in a multilayer combining Au and Co. In this interferometer, which acts like a modulator, the SPP magnetic modulation is studied in detail, as are the parameters that have a relevant impact on it, simple ways to enhance it, its spectral dependence, and the highly promising possibility of using this system for biosensing. The thesis ultimately arrives at the conclusion that this method can provide values of modulations similar to other active methods used in plasmonics. ISBN,Price 9783319484112 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. Interfaces (Physical sciences) 4. LASERS 5. Materials???Surfaces 6. Nanoscale science 7. Nanoscale Science and Technology 8. NANOSCIENCE 9. Nanostructures 10. NANOTECHNOLOGY 11. Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices 12. PHOTONICS 13. Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films 14. Surfaces (Physics) 15. Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films 16. THIN FILMS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I10157     On Shelf