Title :
Nonlinear optics of nanoscale structural transformations
Author :
Zheludev, Nikolay
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Light and electron-beam induced structural transformation in nanoparticles and films of polymorphic metals provide a paradigm of achieving substantial, reversible and fast changes of their dielectric properties at nano-watt power levels.
Keywords :
nanoparticles; nonlinear optics; optical films; polymorphic transformations; polymorphism; nanoparticles; nanoscale structural transformations; nonlinear optics; polymorphic metals; Dielectric thin films; Lighting control; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547883
