Abstract
Conference Title: 2013 7th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (METAMATERIALS 2013) Conference Start Date: 2013, Sept. 16 Conference End Date: 2013, Sept. 21 Conference Location: Talence, France A plasmonic Fano resonator embedding Kerr nonlinearity is used to achieve multi-bi- and tri-stability. Fano resonance is obtained by inducing higher-order plasmon modes on metallic surfaces via geometrical symmetry breaking. The presence of the multiple higher order plasmon modes provides the means for producing multi-bi- or tri-stability in the response of the resonator when it is loaded with a material with Kerr nonlinearity. The multi-stability in the response of the proposed resonator enables its use in three-state all optical memory and switching applications. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]