1. Enhancement of Optical Nonlinearity by Core-Shell Bimetallic Nanostructures
- Author
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Lei Gao, Yaxian Ni, Dongliang Gao, and Pujuan Ma
- Subjects
Coupling ,Nanocomposite ,Materials science ,Condensed matter physics ,Antisymmetric relation ,Biophysics ,Shell (structure) ,Physics::Optics ,Resonance ,Nanotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,010309 optics ,Core (optical fiber) ,Dipole ,0103 physical sciences ,0210 nano-technology ,Bimetallic strip ,Biotechnology - Abstract
We propose an alternative way to enhance optical nonlinearity from nanocomposites containing nonlinear bimetallic nanostructures. The optical nonlinearity enhancement are due to two aspects: firstly, the intrinsic large nonlinearity of metallic material in core and shell; secondly, the coupling of dipole modes gives rise to symmetric and antisymmetric resonance, which strengthen the local fields in the core and shell. By fine adjustment of the core-shell size ratio, it is possible to achieve maximal enhancement of optical nonlinearity from bimetallic coated nanocomposites.
- Published
- 2015