Optical bistability driven by the light-induced forces between metal nanoparticles.
A motion-induced optical bistability is shown for a metal nanoparticle dimer that is plasmon coupled and bound with dispersion (colloidal) forces. The effect does not require any material nonlinearity.
Perminov
Sergey V
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A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia. serge@isp.nsc.ru
Drachev
Vladimir P
VP
Rautian
Sergey G
SG