Abstract
Plasmonic components allow for subwavelength integration while simultaneously generating extraordinary field enhancement thus amplifying nonlinear effects. Here we present first experimental results indicating nonlinear switching in a plasmonic directional coupler of a few micrometers length.
© 2012 Optical Society of America
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