Supercontinuum generation in aqueous colloids with silver nanoparticles inclusions

Author

Driben, R. ; Husakou, A. ; Herrmann, J.

Author_Institution

Max Born Inst., Berlin, Germany

fYear

2009

fDate

14-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

In the present contribution we study an alternative concept by using silver-nanoparticles composites, exhibiting an intrinsically high nonlinear coefficient. Far from the plasmon resonance, this coefficient is about seven orders of magnitude higher than in fused silica. Since the local electric field in metal nanoparticles is enhanced at the plasmonic resonance, the metal nonlinear response can be additionally significantly enlarged as the wavelength shifts towards this resonance.

Keywords

colloids; composite materials; inclusions; nanoparticles; plasmonics; plasmons; silver; supercontinuum generation; Ag; SiO₂; aqueous colloids; fused silica; nonlinear coefficient; plasmon resonance; plasmonic resonance; silver nanoparticles inclusions; silver-nanoparticles composites; supercontinuum generation; Dielectrics; Frequency; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Plasmons; Resonance; Silver; Solids; Supercontinuum generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4079-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4080-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196363

Filename

5196363