• DocumentCode
    1688764
  • Title

    From nonlinear optics to nonlinear plasmonics: Giant nonlinear polarization effects in metamaterials

  • Author

    Ren, M. ; Plum, E. ; Xu, J. ; Zheludev, N.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report that engineering of chiral and nonlinear optical properties in plasmonic metamaterial allows the observation of Nonlinear Optical Activity that is millions of times stronger than in natural materials offering a potential for practical applications.
  • Keywords
    chirality; light polarisation; metamaterials; nanophotonics; nonlinear optics; optical materials; plasmonics; chirality; giant nonlinear polarization effects; metamaterials; nanophotonic devices; nonlinear optical activity; nonlinear optics; nonlinear plasmonics; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical polarization; Plasmons; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326988
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1688764