Enhanced nonlinear effects in metamaterials and plasmonic materials

Christos Argyropoulos; Andrea Alù

doi:10.1117/12.916551

22 February 2012 Enhanced nonlinear effects in metamaterials and plasmonic materials

Christos Argyropoulos, Andrea Alù

Proceedings Volume 8269, Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures II; 82690K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.916551
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss anomalous and enhanced nonlinear effects available when combining nonlinear optical materials with plasmonic metamaterials. Narrow periodic apertures filled with Kerr nonlinear materials are carved in a plasmonic screen. Large field enhancement confined inside each slit may be obtained, in particular when we operate at the cut-off of this array of plasmonic channels. This ensures a significant boosting of nonlinear optical effects, leading to strong optical bistable performance. New exciting venues for applications are opened with the aforementioned novel nonlinear devices.

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Christos Argyropoulos and Andrea Alù "Enhanced nonlinear effects in metamaterials and plasmonic materials", Proc. SPIE 8269, Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures II, 82690K (22 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.916551

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