Dong Sub Kim

We report the first observation of subradiance in plasmonic nanocrystals. Amplitude- and phase-resolved ultrafast transmission experiments directly reveal the coherent coupling between surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) induced by periodic variations in the dielectric function. This interaction results in the formation of plasmonic band gaps and coupled SPP eigenmodes with different symmetries, as directly shown by near-field imaging. In antisymmetric modes, radiative SPP damping is strongly supp

We report measurements of a coherent coupling between surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) and quantum well excitons in a hybrid metal-semiconductor nanostructure. The hybrid structure is designed to optimize the radiative exciton-SPP interaction which is probed by low-temperature, angle-resolved, far-field reflectivity spectroscopy. As a result of the coupling, a significant shift of approximately 7 meV and an increase in broadening by approximately 4 meV of the quantum well exciton resonance are o

We demonstrate ultrafast all-optical control of terahertz (THz) radiation through nanoresonators, slot antennas with a hundred micron length but submicron width in thin gold layers, fabricated on vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin films. Our THz nanoresonators show almost perfect transmission at resonance. By virtue of phase transition of VO2 from insulating to metallic state, induced in subpicosecond time scale by moderate optical pump, ultrafast control of THz transmission is enabled. This is compare

We present 2D measurements of the full THz electric field behind a sample consisting of multiple slits in a metal foil. Our measurements, which have a sub-wavelength spatial, and a sub-period temporal resolution, reveal electric field lines, electric field vortices and saddle points. From our measurements we are able to reconstruct the magnetic field and, finally, the position and time-dependent Poynting vector which shows the flow of energy behind the sample. Our results show that it is possibl

Using terahertz-light excitation, we have measured with sub-wavelength spatial, and sub-cycle temporal resolution the time- and frequency-dependent electric-field and surface-charge density in the vicinity of small metallic holes. In addition to a singularity like concentration of the electric field near the hole edges, we observe, that holes can act as differential operators whose near-field output is the time-derivative of the incident electric field. Our results confirm the well-known predict

We present a simple theoretical model to study the effect of a substrate on the resonance of an aperture in a thin metal film. The transmitted energy through an aperture is shown to be governed by the coupling of aperture waveguide mode to the incoming and the outgoing electromagnetic waves into the substrate region. Aperture resonance in the energy transmission thus depends critically on the refractive index of a substrate. We explain the substrate effect on aperture resonance in terms of destr

Abstract We demonstrate a broadband metamaterial based on nano‐slot antenna on a VO 2 thin film, which transforms itself from transparent to completely extinct over a broad spectrum when the underlying VO 2 thin film makes Mott‐insulator‐to‐metal phase transition. Our structure, long wavelength nano resonators inspired by log‐periodic antenna, has 2 terahertz (THz) wide spectral range with 10,000: 1 extinction ratio through thermal and photo excitation. Two of the most important demands for pres

We study by photoluminescence excitation the heretofore unsolved puzzle of a significant charge transfer over a thick (100 to 1500 \AA{}) ${\mathrm{Al}}_{\mathit{x}}$${\mathrm{Ga}}_{1\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}\mathit{x}}$As barrier in GaAs/${\mathrm{Al}}_{\mathit{x}}$${\mathrm{Ga}}_{1\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}\mathit{x}}$As asymmetric double quantum wells, which the normally considered tunneling cannot account for. This phenomenon is completely general, observed in all the samples grown under standard

We discuss a few examples of cases in which the widely used mean-field approaches to alloys and alloy superlattices may not give complete solutions. These examples include the anomalously large Stokes and anti-Stokes real space-charge transfer over thick alloy barriers and the spatial extent of optical phonons in alloys and alloy superlattices, which have remained unsolved or controversial. We argue, both theoretically and experimentally, that approaches that fully account for inhomogeneities, p

The expression of the N-type voltage-sensitive calcium channel alpha1B gene is restricted to neurons by an 5'-upstream region (-3992 to -1788) containing negative regulation element(s) active in non-neuronal cells (Kim et al., 1997). The neuron-restrictive silencer factor (NRSF) represses the transcription of several neuronal genes in non-neuronal cells by binding to a 21 bp DNA element, termed the neuron-restrictive silencer element (NRSE). To analyze the involvement of NRSF in the neuron-speci

We show that accumulation of charges at the metal edges via light-induced currents creates large horizontal electric field, which in effect attracts the incoming light. The enhanced field is fully propagating towards the far-field because no cut-off exists. With the amplitude enhancement in the range of 1,000, the intensity enhancement of 10⁶, and the nonlinear enhancement of 10¹², this structure can be an excellent launching pad for inducing broad-band nonlinearity, small