Flexible Plasmonics on Unconventional and Nonplanar Substrates

Abstract

Flexible plasmonics and metamaterials on polymeric and nonplanar substrates are demonstrated using nanostencil lithography. High-resolution fabrication with 10 nm accuracy is achieved at high throughput and low cost in a single fabrication step. Optical tuning is shown with mechanical stretching of the polymer substrate. Patterning of nanostructures on curved surfaces, including optical fibers, is demonstrated. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.