• DocumentCode
    1680174
  • Title

    Second and third harmonic generation at ε-near-zero crossing point in arrays of plasmonic nanoshells

  • Author

    Vincenti, M.A. ; Campione, S. ; de Ceglia, D. ; Scalora, M. ; Capolino, F.

  • Author_Institution
    AEgis Technol. Inc., Huntsville, AL, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We theoretically investigate harmonic generation at ε=0 crossing points where losses are compensated through the inclusion of active photonic materials in metallic nanoshells. This singularity-driven process lowers the thresholds for a plethora of nonlinear optical phenomena.
  • Keywords
    nanostructured materials; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; plasmonics; ε-near-zero crossing point; active photonic materials; metallic nanoshells; nonlinear optical phenomena; plasmonic nanoshell array; second harmonic generation; third harmonic generation; Electric fields; Frequency conversion; Materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical surface waves; Plasmons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326662