• DocumentCode
    500372
  • Title

    Second-harmonic generation from single core-shell CdTe/CdS quantum dots

  • Author

    Zielinski, Marcin ; Oron, Dan ; Chauvat, Dominique ; Zyss, Joseph

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. de Photonique Quantique et Moleculaire, Ecole Normale Super. de Cachan, Cachan, France
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We observed second harmonic generation from semiconducting CdTe/CdS nanocrystals with a diameter below 15 nm. Their submicron size, high nonlinearity and orientation sensitive SHG response are adapted for ultrafast, high resolution probing of optical near-fields.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; nanostructured materials; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; semiconductor quantum dots; CdTe-CdS; CdTe/CdS quantum dots; nanocrystals; optical near-fields; second-harmonic generation; submicron size; Atomic force microscopy; Biomedical optical imaging; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical microscopy; Optical sensors; Quantum dots; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (180.4315, 190.2620);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225763