TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rothe, Martin
A1  - Zhao, Yuhang
A1  - Halim, Henry
A1  - Lu, Yan
A1  - Benson, Oliver
T1  - Spatial mapping of bleaching in a metal-organic plasmon converter
T2  - Optics continuum
N2  - Hybrid nanophotonic elements, fabricated by organic and inorganic materials, are going to be key components of modern devices. 
Coupled systems of photoemitters with a plasmonic waveguide serve the demand for nanoscopic frequency converters. 
However, processes like the degradation of the photoemitters via photobleaching occur and need to be monitored and controlled, to realize future successful devices. 

We introduce a hybrid perylene-diimide / silver nanowire as plasmon frequency converter. A versatile method is presented to monitor and analyze the bleaching process. It is based on a time series of photoluminescence images, during the operation of a single converter. 
An analytical model is applied on the data and unveils that the photobleaching rate is constant and independent of the operation of the plasmon converter.
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/65397
SN  - 2770-0208
VL  - 1
IS  - 8
SP  - 1730
EP  - 1740
PB  - Optica Publishing Group
CY  - Washington
ER  -