Title :
Linear and nonlinear optical properties of gold-polymer Bragg stacks
Author :
Lee, T.K. ; Bristow, A.D. ; Hübner, J. ; van Driel, H.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Inst. for Opt. Sci., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
Bragg stacks were simply fabricated from evaporated gold and spin-coated polymer layers. High reflectivity occurs for only a few bilayers; compared to single gold films nonlinear absorption is enhanced by ~7x near a Bragg resonance.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; dielectric thin films; gold; infrared spectra; metallic thin films; nonlinear optics; optical polymers; periodic structures; polymer films; reflectivity; spin coating; visible spectra; Au; Bragg resonance; evaporated gold layers; gold-polymer Bragg stacks; metallodielectric Bragg stacks; nonlinear absorption; periodic structures; polymethyl-methacrylate; reflectivity; spin-coated polymer layers; Absorption; Gold; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical polymers; Pulse amplifiers; Reflectivity; Resonance; Bragg reflectors (230.1480); Metals (160.3900); Nonlinear optics materials (190.4400);
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.2006.4629046
