Title :
Plasmonic Enhancement of the Second Order Nonlinear Optical Response of Ionic Self-Assembled Multilayers
Author :
Heflin, J.R. ; Durak, C. ; Chen, K. ; Robinson, H.D.
Author_Institution :
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Abstract :
The second harmonic generation efficiency of organic ionic self-assembled multilayers has been increased by a factor of 1600 through plasmonic resonance of silver nanostructures fabricated by nanosphere lithography.
Keywords :
nanolithography; nanostructured materials; optical harmonic generation; optical multilayers; organic compounds; self-assembly; silver; surface plasmon resonance; Ag; nanosphere lithography; nanostructures; organic ionic self-assembled multilayers; plasmonic resonance; second harmonic generation efficiency; second nonlinear order optical response; Nanoparticles; Nonhomogeneous media; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Plasmons; Resonance; Self-assembly; Silver; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382482
