title: All-optical switching at the Fano resonances in subwavelength gratings with very narrow slits.
abstract: We theoretically discuss all-optical switching at the Fano resonances of subwavelength gratings made of a chalcogenide glass (As(2)S(3)). Particular attention is devoted to the case in which the grating possesses extremely narrow slits (channels ranging from a∼10 nm to a∼40 nm). The remarkable local field enhancement available in these situations conspires to yield low-threshold switching intensities (~50 MW/cm(2)) at telecommunication wavelengths for extremely thin (d∼200 nm) gratings when a realistic value of the As(2)S(3) cubic nonlinearity is used.
authors.affiliation: Nanogenesis Division, AEgis Technologies, 410 Jan Davis Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35806, USA. giuseppe.daguanno@us.army.mil
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Aguanno
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Ceglia
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mattiucci
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bloemer