DocumentCode
444370
Title
Light propagation in a nonlinear plasmonic nanowire
Author
Panoiu, Nicolae C. ; Osgood, Richard M., Jr.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1091
Abstract
Nonlinear transmission of optical nanowires consisting of metallic spheres embedded in dielectric nanoshells made of Kerr material is demonstrated. Nonlinear optical phenomena, such as power dependence of mode frequency, switching, or optical limiting are discussed.
Keywords
light propagation; nanowires; optical Kerr effect; optical limiters; optical materials; optical switches; Kerr material; dielectric nanoshells; light propagation; metallic spheres; mode frequency; nonlinear optical phenomena; nonlinear plasmonic nanowire; nonlinear transmission; optical limiting; optical nanowires; power dependence; switching; Dielectrics; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Plasmons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549040
Filename
1549040
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