Model Guides Precise Formation of Plasmonic Components

Using a real-time mathematical analysis model developed at ITMO University, scientists will now be able to manipulate the process of creating photonic and plasmonic components to produce the precise optical properties that are needed in a material. Based on the method developed by the ITMO scientists, they will be able to predict with high accuracy the optical properties of a plasmonic component during the treatment process. Composite materials, such as glass enhanced with metal nanoparticles, show high potential for use in optical devices. Depending on which metal ions are added into glass, the resulting composite can be used to manipulate various parts of the spectrum. “Such materials can be used as optical filters,”...