• 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