Title :
Few-femtosecond electronic dephasing of an individual plasmonic nanostructure using interferometric FROG
Author :
Anderson, Alexandria ; Steinmeyer, Günter ; Raschke, Markus B.
Abstract :
Frequency resolved optical gating (FROG) using ~10 fs laser pulses is adopted to probe the response function of individual plasmonic nanostructures. Using symmetry-selective second-harmonic scattering we deduce the associated ultrafast electronic dephasing of several femtoseconds.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical harmonic generation; plasmonics; FROG; electronic dephasing; frequency resolved optical gating; interferometric FROG; plasmonic nanostructure; symmetry-selective second-harmonic scattering; Frequency; Gold; Light scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Plasmons; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; (160.4236) Nanomaterials; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
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
