Title :
Ultrafast interband nonlinear dynamics of surface plasmon polaritons in gold nanowires
Author :
Marini, Andrea ; Conforti, M. ; Della Valle, Giuseppe ; Biancalana, Fabio
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
We theoretically model the nonlinear dynamics of plasmonic waves in gold nanowires. We find that the thermo-modulational nonlinearity of gold leads to a strong spectral redshift of input pulses in a few microns of propagation.
Keywords :
gold; light propagation; nanophotonics; nanowires; nonlinear optics; plasmonics; polaritons; red shift; surface plasmons; thermo-optical effects; Au; gold nanowires; input pulses; light propagation; plasmonic waves; spectral redshift; surface plasmon polaritons; thermo-modulational nonlinearity; ultrafast interband nonlinear dynamics; Gold; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Plasmons; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
