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Performance analysis of organic material assisted dynamically tunable excitation of optical Tamm state

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The manuscript presents the tunable excitation characteristics of an optical Tamm state (OTS). The tunability is obtained by integrating a functional organic crystal DAST (4-N,N-dimethylamino-4′-N′-methyl-stilbazolium tosylate) material with conventional one-dimensional photonic crystal (1D-PhC) structure. The DAST layer is deliberately introduced at the top of the structure to excite a plasmonic-like mode called OTS. The device structure is thoroughly optimized to excite the OTS at a 632.8 nm operating wavelength. The OTS excitation is analyzed analytically by angular interrogation, wavelength interrogation methods, and electrical field distribution interrogation. The dispersion analysis exhibits a strong excitation of OTS at the top interface when a polychromatic light is incident at a 45.11° incidence angle. This demonstrates a post-fabrication 47 nm dynamic wavelength tuning of excited Tamm mode by applying a ± 5 V bias voltage. Additionally, the Tamm mode response is very stable, which requires only a 5.7° variation in incidence angle to excite the Tamm at a constant 632.8 nm operating wavelength for the corresponding bias voltage variation of ± 5 V. This shows its potential applications in tunable stable optical sensors, dynamic color filtering and displays, and short focal length tuning compact imagers. This novel integration of organic electro-optical material with 1D-PhC will enhance its applicability in future tunable optical devices.

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Conceptualization, A.K.G., and J.S.; Formal analysis, A.K.G. and J.S.; Investigation, Y.M.; Methodology, A.K.G.; Validation, A.K.G., and J.S.; Writing-original draft, A.K.G., and J.S.; Writing-review and editing, A.K.G. and Y.M.; Supervision, Y.M.

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Goyal, A.K., Saini, J. & Massoud, Y. Performance analysis of organic material assisted dynamically tunable excitation of optical Tamm state. Opt Quant Electron 55, 563 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-04843-4

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