DocumentCode
2251777
Title
Theoretical approach to the ultrafast nonlinear optical response of metal slabs
Author
Wand, Mathias ; Schindlmayr, Arno ; Meier, Torsten ; Förstner, Jens
Author_Institution
Dept. Phys., Univ. Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present an ab-initio method for calculating nonlinear and nonlocal optical effects in metallic slabs with sub-wavelength thickness. We find a strong localization of the second-harmonic current at the metal-vacuum interface.
Keywords
ab initio calculations; current density; ground states; high-speed optical techniques; jellium; optical harmonic generation; optical multilayers; ab-initio method; current density; electronic ground-state number density; jellium half-space; metal slabs; metal-vacuum interface; metallic multilayer systems; nonlocal optical effects; second-harmonic current; ultrafast nonlinear optical response; Electric potential; Electron optics; Metals; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Slabs; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5951090
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