Laser printing of Au nanoparticles with sub-micron resolution for the fabrication of monochromatic reflectors on stretchable substrates

•Laser Induced Transfer employed for the printing of Au nanoparticles on PDMS.•The nanoparticle diameters range from 150 to 300 nm with<3 nm variation.•The array pitch is in the order of 500 nm, exhibiting a sharp resonance at 730 nm.•Demonstration of a narrowband, strongly reflecting metal/dielectric surface.