Title :
Revealing nonlinear plasmon-photon interactions using k-space spectroscopy
Author :
Grosse, Nicolai B. ; Heckmann, Jan ; Woggon, Ulrike
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Opt. und Atomare Phys., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We show how k-space spectroscopy distinguishes between the surface-plasmon (SP) and photon nonlinear interactions for SHG when metal films are excited in the Kretschmann-geometry, and confirm that two SP annihilate to create a second-harmonic photon.
Keywords :
metallic thin films; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; silver; surface plasmons; Ag; Kretschmann-geometry; SHG; annihilation; k-space spectroscopy; metal films; nonlinear plasmon-photon interactions; photon nonlinear interactions; second-harmonic photon; surface-plasmon; Frequency conversion; Geometry; Nonlinear optics; Photonics; Plasmons; Silver;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
