Nonlinear photon-assisted tunneling transport in optical gap antennas.
We introduce strongly coupled optical gap antennas to interface optical radiation with current-carrying electrons at the nanoscale. The transducer relies on the nonlinear optical and electrical properties of an optical gap antenna operating in the tunneling regime. We discuss the underlying physical mechanisms controlling the conversion involving d-band electrons and demonstrate that a simple two-wire optical antenna can provide advanced optoelectronic functionalities beyond tailoring the electromagnetic response of a single emitter. Interfacing an electronic command layer with a nanoscale optical device may thus be facilitated by the optical rectennas discussed here.
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne CNRS-UMR 6303, Université de Bourgogne , 21078 Dijon, France.
Arnaud
A
Stolz
Johann
J
Berthelot
Marie-Maxime
MM
Mennemanteuil
Gérard
G
Colas des Francs
Laurent
L
Markey
Vincent
V
Meunier
Alexandre
A
Bouhelier