Title :
Observation of plasmonic field-enhancement of the nonlinear response of gold thin films
Author :
Salandrino, Alessandro ; Padilha, Lazaro A. ; Webster, Scott ; Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek ; Kippelen, Bernard ; Hagan, David J. ; Van Stryland, Eric W.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We investigate the nonlinear optical response of gold thin films of different thicknesses. Field enhancement effects lead to counterintuitive results which we interpret in terms of the excitation of plasmonic resonances at the metal-dielectric interfaces.
Keywords :
gold; metallic thin films; nonlinear optics; plasmonics; field enhancement effects; gold thin films; metal-dielectric interfaces; nonlinear optical response; plasmonic field-enhancement; Aluminum oxide; Conductive films; Gold; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Photonics; Physics; Plasmons; Scanning electron microscopy; Transistors; (190.4400) Nonlinear optics, materials; (250.5403) Plasmonics; (300.6420) Nonlinear spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
