Title :
Theoretical approach to the ultrafast nonlinear optical response of metal slabs
Author :
Wand, Mathias ; Schindlmayr, Arno ; Meier, Torsten ; Förstner, Jens
Author_Institution :
Dept. Phys., Univ. Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
Abstract :
We present an ab-initio method for calculating nonlinear and nonlocal optical effects in metallic slabs with sub-wavelength thickness. We find a strong localization of the second-harmonic current at the metal-vacuum interface.
Keywords :
ab initio calculations; current density; ground states; high-speed optical techniques; jellium; optical harmonic generation; optical multilayers; ab-initio method; current density; electronic ground-state number density; jellium half-space; metal slabs; metal-vacuum interface; metallic multilayer systems; nonlocal optical effects; second-harmonic current; ultrafast nonlinear optical response; Electric potential; Electron optics; Metals; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Slabs; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
