Title :
Gallium/aluminium nano-composite for nonlinear-optical and plasmonic switching applications
Author :
MacDonald, K.F. ; Krasavin, A.V. ; Zheludev, N.I.
Author_Institution :
EPSRC Nanophotonics Portfolio Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
Placing a small drop of gallium on an aluminium film starts a nanoscale grain boundary penetration process that creates a robust, highly nonlinear, switchable mirror suitable for plasmonic and nonlinear optical applications.
Keywords :
aluminium; gallium; mirrors; nanocomposites; nanophotonics; nonlinear optics; optical switches; plasmonics; Ga-Al; aluminium film; nanocomposite; nanoscale grain boundary penetration process; nonlinear optics; plasmonic switching; switchable mirror; Aluminum; Composite materials; Gallium; Grain boundaries; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Plasmons; Reflectivity; Silicon compounds; Temperature; (240.4350) Nonlinear optics at surfaces; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628938
