Abstract

We investigate the plasmonic properties of laser-printed chalcogenide phase-change material In₃SeTb₂ (IST) antennas through near-field nanoimaging. Antennas of varying lengths were fabricated by laser switching an amorphous IST film into its crystalline metallic state. Near-field imaging elucidates the pronounced field confinement and enhancement at the antenna extremities along with the emergence of different ordered plasmonic modes with increasing length. Compared to gold antennas, the PCM antennas exhibit slightly lower but still substantial near-field enhancement with greater compactness. The interplay between antenna length, illumination angle, and excitation frequency enables versatile control over the resonant near-field distribution. Our work provides deeper understanding and tunable functionalities of laser-printed PCM nanoantennas for potential applications in compact, dynamically reconfigurable nanophotonic devices.

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