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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 28 — Dec. 31, 2012
  • pp: 29923–29930

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Plasmon hybridization for enhanced nonlinear optical response

Ghazal Hajisalem, Aftab Ahmed, Yuanjie Pang, and Reuven Gordon  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 28, pp. 29923-29930 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.029923


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Abstract

We report the plasmon hybridization between silver nanoprisms and a thin gold film as a means to tune the plasmon resonance and to achieve enhanced optical second harmonic generation. The hybridization enhances the second harmonic counts by nearly three orders of magnitude when varying the spacer layer between the nanoprisms and the gold film. Finite-difference time-domain calculations agree within a factor of 2 with the experimental findings in terms of the predicted enhancement factor. This plasmon hybridization approach is promising for future applications, including multi-photon lithography and nonlinear sensing using metal nanoparticles.

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OCIS Codes
(190.2620) Nonlinear optics : Harmonic generation and mixing
(160.4236) Materials : Nanomaterials
(250.5403) Optoelectronics : Plasmonics

ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics

History
Original Manuscript: October 31, 2012
Revised Manuscript: December 10, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: December 14, 2012
Published: December 21, 2012

Virtual Issues
Vol. 8, Iss. 1 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Ghazal Hajisalem, Aftab Ahmed, Yuanjie Pang, and Reuven Gordon, "Plasmon hybridization for enhanced nonlinear optical response," Opt. Express 20, 29923-29930 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-28-29923


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