Title :
Nonlinear optical spectroscopy of photonic metamaterials
Author :
Kim, Evgenia ; Wang, Feng ; Wu, Wei ; Yu, Zhaoning ; Shen, Y. Ron
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
We probe the nonlinear optical properties of a fishnet metamaterial via second harmonic generation (SHG) and third harmonic generation (THG) spectroscopy. We show that the resonance enhancement of nonlinear response in metamaterials is distinct from molecular case.
Keywords :
metamaterials; nonlinear optics; optical harmonic generation; visible spectroscopy; fishnet metamaterial; nonlinear optical properties; nonlinear optical spectroscopy; nonlinear response; photonic metamaterials; resonance enhancement; second harmonic generation spectroscopy; third harmonic generation spectroscopy; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance; Metamaterials; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Spectroscopy; (160.3918) Metamaterials; (190.0190) Nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
