Magnetoplasmonic quasicrystals: an approach for multiband magneto-optical response

Abstract

Nanostructured magneto-optical materials that sustain optical resonances provide an efficient way to control light via the magnetic field, which is of prime importance for telecommunication and sensing applications. However, their response is usually narrowband due to their resonance character. Here, we demonstrate and investigate a type of magnetoplasmonic structure, or quasicrystal, that demonstrates a unique magneto-optical response. It consists of a magnetic dielectric film covered by a thin gold layer perforated by slits, forming a Fibonacci-like binary sequence. The transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect (TMOKE) acquires controllable multiple plasmon-related resonances, resulting in a magneto-optical response over a wide frequency range. In particular, for the experimentally studied samples, the TMOKE resonances are observed in the wavelength range from λ=780  nm to λ=970  nm. Multiband TMOKE is valuable for numerous nanophotonic applications, including optical sensing, control of light, all-optical control of magnetization, etc. TMOKE spectroscopy is also an efficient tool for investigating the peculiarities of plasmonic quasicrystals.