Title :
Stokes and anti-Stokes emission in Au nanoparticles and Au-rhodamine 6G complexes
Author :
Noginov, M.A. ; Zhu, G. ; Adegoke, J. ; Gavrilenko, V.I.
Author_Institution :
Center for Mater. Res., Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA
Abstract :
We observed emission of Au nanoparticles. One of its bands corresponded to surface plasmons. This emission could also be excited using anti-Stokes pumping. The efficiency of anti-Stokes excitation strongly increased in the presence of R6G dye.
Keywords :
dyes; gold; nanoparticles; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical pumping; surface plasmons; Au; Au nanoparticles; Au-rhodamine 6G complex; Stokes emission; antiStokes emission; antiStokes pumping; surface plasmons; Absorption; Gold; Laser excitation; Methanol; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Stimulated emission; 160.4330 Nonlinear optical materials; 190.7220 Upconversion.; 260.3910 Optics of Metals;
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.2006.4629120
