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Optical hysteresis in SPR structures with amorphous As 2 S 3 film under low-power laser irradiation

2018; Institute of Physics; Volume: 51; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/1361-6463/aaa9cf

1361-6463

Mihai Stafe, A. Popescu, Dan Savastru, C. Negutu, Georgiana C. Vasile, Mona Mihăilescu, Adrian N. Ducariu, V. Savu, Daniel V. Tenciu, Sorin Micloş, Laurentiu Baschir, V. I. Verlan, Olga Bordian, Niculae N. Puşcaş,

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Optical hysteresis is a fundamental phenomenon that can lead to optical bistability and high-speed signal processing. Here, we present a theoretical and experimental study of the optical hysteresis phenomenon in amorphous As2S3 chalcogenide based waveguide structures under surface plasmon resonance (SPR) conditions. The SPR structure is irradiated with low power CW Ar laser radiation at 514 nm wavelength, with photon energy near the optical band-gap of As2S3, in a Kretschmann–Raether configuration. First, we determined the incidence angle on the SPR structure for resonant coupling of the laser radiation within the waveguide structure. Subsequently, by setting the near resonance incidence angle, we analyzed the variation of the laser power reflected on the SPR structure with incident power. We demonstrated that, by setting the incidence angle at a value slightly smaller than the resonance angle, the increase followed by the decrease of the incident power lead to a wide (up to 60%) hysteresis loop of the reflected power. This behavior is related to the slow and persistent photo-induced modification of the complex refractive index of As2S3 under 514 nm laser irradiation. The experimental and theoretical results are in good agreement, demonstrating the validity of the theoretical model presented here.