Title :
Nonlinear optical properties of noble metals at the interband transition threshold
Author :
Lepeshkin, N.N. ; Piredda, G. ; Schweinsberg, A. ; Boyd, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
We report measurements of the cubic optical susceptibility of copper at the interband transition threshold. Both real and imaginary parts of the susceptibility are determined from nonlinear transmission and reflection experiments with a copper/silica composite sample irradiated by picosecond laser pulses.
Keywords :
composite materials; copper; laser beam effects; metallic thin films; nonlinear optical susceptibility; Cu; Cu-SiO/sub 2/; copper/silica composite; cubic optical susceptibility; interband transition threshold; nonlinear optical properties; picosecond laser pulses; Copper; Frequency; Inorganic materials; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Pulse measurements; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.237974
