Title :
Surface and bulk contributions to the second-order nonlinearity of gold
Author :
Wang, Fu Xiang ; Rodriguez, Francisco J. ; Kauranen, Martti ; Albers, Willem M. ; Ahorinta, Risto ; Sipe, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
We use two-beam second-harmonic generation to separate the surface and bulk contributions to the second-order nonlinearity of gold. The results provide direct evidence of bulk contributions, nevertheless, surface-like contributions dominate the measured signals.
Keywords :
gold; measurement by laser beam; metamaterials; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; Au; SHG measurement; gold; metamaterial; nonlinear optics; second-order nonlinearity; solid laser measurement; two-beam second-harmonic generation; Gold; Magnetic materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Physics; Polarization; (190.2620) Harmonic-generation and mixing; (190.4350) Nonlinear optics at surface;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
